Playing without a coach...

 

 

 

"It is tough when the other side has a coach who is determined to win, and our side has no leadership..."

Watching the news this morning was both enlightening and tough at the same time. It was tough as the world continues to be a mess and there is no light at the end of the tunnel. It was enlightening as I heard some very good pearls of wisdom.

The subject discussed was the Russian Bear, and the loss of Flight MA 17. More specifically, what are we going to do about it. It does not take a rocket scientist to know that Moscow may not have given the order to fire the missile (probably fired from a Russian BUK system), but their fingerprints were on it. One military expert yesterday stated that this system is so complex, most Russian technicians take two years of training to become proficient on it.

Since the Russians have already whisked away the plane's black boxes, we will have to use other forensic evidence to further build evidence to implicate the guilty parties. I have no doubt that we will. Once that happens and Russia is found guilty as sin, what is next? That question was asked of a military expert on the news this morning. His answer - nothing. Why? His words -"We have no coach".

Before BHO became the "leader of the free world", liberty loving peoples of the world could look to us for guidance, leadership and help. No more. Not one country in the Euro Zone is going to stand alone against the Russian Bear. Most countries have seen the hand writing on the wall. They have seen how we act, how we follow up on our threats. In other words, instead of "having their backs", we are playing golf, fighting with Republicans, or fund raising. No leadership, no coach.

One of the commentators asked a very simple question - with a different leader, what could we do? The answer has been addressed by many (including myself) before. First: Inform the Euro Zone that we will be their natural gas supplier from now on. Period. We will meet or beat what they were paying to the Russians. Second: By executive order, initiate additional LNG facilities at ports in the United States. We will need them as we will now be a world leader in natural gas exports. Third: Show the world we mean business on all our energy reserves. Authorize the Keystone Pipeline, open up additional public land (on shore and offshore) for drilling, and build more up to date refineries. Finally, build the missile shield in Poland. Canceling this project was a big, big mistake.

Ronald Reagan never had to raise his voice when addressing the Soviets. His words were measured and firm. Most of all, the Soviets were smart enough to know this man meant business. He was a leader, a coach, and a friend to freedom loving peoples world wide. If he were alive and healthy today, and our president, it would be very interesting to see how Putin would react to him. I dare say this - Putin, like his predecessors, respects strength. The Bear would be back in his cage, like they were in the 80's and 90's, behaving much, much better.