Godfather Putin

There is much ado going on since Russia has invaded the Ukraine Crimean region amid the woes of the former Soviet Socialist Republic. The Ukraine has a long historical relationship with Russia and it is not surprising that the big brother of all the Slavs is invading little brother's territory.

In 1991 the Soviet Union ceased to exist and all Soviet Socialist Republics became free independent states. Moscow never gave up its ambitions for a sphere of influence. Changing over from a Communist to a Democratic form of government was not going to be easy and there were no guarantees that the newly freed independent states would make it. 

The Warsaw Pact nations were gone and only the Commonwealth of Independent States remained. Many former SSRs began to have Western leanings and soon just "go west." Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia were out of the gate and in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO before you could say Russian Federated Soviet Socialist Republic.

Fast forward to the present day.  The Ukraine has been heading west as well and has been pursuing greater integration into the European Union style of doing things as opposed to the old USSR way.

Vladamir Putin was a former KGB or Soviet Secret Police man. When the Soviet Union crumbled he was a displaced commie.  What to do? Can't go back, roll with the future. Putin changed is commie apparel for fascist apparel. If you can't beat them, join the Russian mob.  Putin became much richer and more powerful under corrupted capitalism than he could have ever been under an old communist regime. Vlad's  dreams never changed, his methods did. With his new "freedom" Putin could put away his goosestep for cement shoes.

When Putin was with the KGB and he had enemies what did you do? Get rid of them. What do mob bosses do when the competition oversteps its bounds or members thereof lose usefulness? See you at the bottom of the river.

The Russian mob is quite powerful now in the organized crime world. At its head, none other than Vladamir "Vodka on the Rocks" Putin. He was President, did a stint as Prime Minister and then was back into being President.  He is corrupt capitalism at its best, just like the mob. He deals in racketeering, money laundering, insider trading, commodities cornering, and price gouging.  If someone doesn't like it well they go missing so to speak. The Ukraine is too big to go missing, but it can be invaded by the rival Russian Mafia.

The reason why Putin has the Red Army there is not to make it a communist state. Communism is so yesteryear. He is there to bring the Ukraine into the full brotherhood of the new global state mafia. Fellow bosses in China, Vietnam, Cuba, Syria, Kazakstan are all wanting to keep the crime families in check. In the mob you simply don't walk away. Neither in Russia's "territory." Georgia learned this with Putin's Capos and now the Ukraine is learning this.

Putin is successful at what he does because unlike his old commie buddies he could repackage himself and change with the times. Putin is nothing more than an international kingpin and the Ukraine is a rival mob family that wants out. Well there is that old "oath" thing.

We can't have SSR after SSR join up with the West. Eastern and Central Europe did. Now its time to put the boot on the neck of the Ukraine, invade, fire an ICBM or two. That's it.

What about the West? What about them? Obama, the supposed leader of the free world can't lead and his policies are a disaster even by Vladimir's standards, so Putin is doing his mob thing in the open.

"Never let a good crisis go to waste." was an Obama Administration favorite quote.  Putin couldn't pass up the chance at expanding his sphere of influence. Oil and gas are the things being sold at Putinafia prices and he need not worry about the USA, EU nations. China et al are at the table enjoying the whole show.

This is what happens when leaders of nations don't lead, like Barack Obama. They look like fools. Had this happened on Ronald Reagan's watch Putin would be looking at serious meddling by America that would have kept him in check like when the Soviet's invaded Afghanistan and looked hapless. Well the West should take a bow. Sanctions says Obama. Putin is shivering in his shirtless pasty skin. Until real leadership comes back to the United States and the West, Vladimir Putin will flex his flabby muscles and our leaders will look like Larry, Curly and Mo.