What can America do to resist the rise of Russian imperialism in Ukraine?  The military options, other than selling Ukraine armaments, constructing a missile defense system in Poland, and conducting NATO exercises in Eastern Europe, are limited: we won’t and doubtless shouldn’t go to war with Russia over Ukraine.  The sophomoric name-calling that clowns like Carney toss out for media consumption and the dull, establishment-diplomatic warnings of aging leftists like Kerry will not bother Putin at all.  Our “allies” lack the stomach for anything serious, and our calculated destruction of marketable energy sources for Europe give the leaders of those nations perfect reasons not to stand up to Russia.  Obama, our dumbest president, is in way over his head in sparring with Russia’s Putin, a former officer in the KGB.  There is, however, a sharp attack that the American media establishment could take, and whose ripples could sting...(Read Full Article)