pcr presents an update and its got some good points in it on the ukraine scene;

Update:

It is stunning that no one in the Western leadership or media understood that Russia was serious about her security concern.  Whether the West regarded the Kremlin’s concern as warranted or not, everything should have been done to reassure Russia.  Instead, the opposite was done.  The idiot Stoltenberg said “if the Kremlin’s aim is to have less NATO on its borders, it will only get more NATO.” What an arrogantly stupid thing to say.  This reckless idiot is the secretary general of NATO.  He should have been instantly removed from office. 

I pointed out 8 days ago that this extremely aggressive response to a sincere security concern of a major military power would have very serious consequences.  It convinced the Kremlin that Russia’s security concern could not be settled by negotiation.  It was the total dumbshit Stoltenberg who set the Russians on the course of invasion.

The West no longer has any Russian experts.  The West has people directly or indirectly on the military/security complex’s payroll who do nothing but excoriate Russia.  The West has zero ability to see the other side.  Moreover, the West to show its inclusiveness appoints females as  defense ministers, national security advisers and heads of European Commission.  The women have to show they are as tough as men and consequently make even worse decisions.  

Indeed, we are on the point of ceasing to exist simply because the Western World is not capable of making a sensible decision.  The idiot West has done nothing but stir the flames of war and now is close to being consumed in these flames..........read more..........