Does the tiny nation of Malta need some tourism or someone to buy its products, some extra defense help, or maybe a Hollywood movie celebrating it? Can we do something for them? I wish I could tell for sure, because right now, the only sentiment to describe the tiny state is one of awe and gratitude. National Security Advisor John Bolton had a great tweet about it:   The U.S. recognizes and appreciates Malta & countries across the world that are standing up to a ruthless dictator by prohibiting military flights and vessels from bringing military equipment and foreign security and intelligence forces to prop up Maduro. — John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) April 21, 2019   Thing is, Russia had this grand plan to prop up Venezuela's floundering socialist dictatorship of Nicolas Maduro as its means of tweaking Uncle Sam. It's strategically a very bad idea, given that the Russian public isn't interested in this (they weren't even...(Read Full Post)