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Back into the Future?

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Daytona Condo Realty, 386-405-4408

I am not writing this for fun or for some sort of exercise. I am writing because my heart is bleeding... I am writing because I am an American.

We got an incapable President, and not only did not impeach him, but gave him the second opportunity to keep steering the nation.

The funny part is that we, Americans, say “let him finish the term, and then whoever comes would fix it”. The problem is that nation is not in the vacuum. There is the world around, and 99% or so of Americans are oblivious to this dynamics.

The World is not waiting for us for wise up, to wake up, to lead. the World is not waiting for Obama to finish his term.

We created the vacuum of power in the world and this hiccup will follow us for many years ahead and could bring many wars ahead, and even the demise of what once was the superpower called The United States of America. Well, this is what Obama actually wanted, so for him this would be exactly the planned result.

Not for the rest of us.

In 1991 the big foe of the United States – Soviet Union disintegrated. The Cold War and the threat of a III World War was over… until 2014-2015.

Open your ears. IT IS BACK.

You do not see it yet the way you saw Soviet Union, but it is back and it is as much danger today as was once the Soviet Union.

The Crimea taken while our President had his head in the sand, was just a probe. Then came Ukraine. And we are sitting and not doing much. Yes, the President got the approval of the Congress, but never did anything.

And Putin went into Syria… And now there is a joint headquarters of Iran, Syria and Russia in Baghdad…

And now he forced Obama to talk to him… And, of course, it will be about the security, where Russia will be playing a major-major role.

Hitler is, probably, turning in his grave from jealousy.

All because we created the vacuum.

Reagan fought to eliminate the threat to America’s existence. Our sitting President brought it back. And now he can’t do anything about it. Russia is unbelievably stronger today than it was when this Head-in-the-Sand President took office.

Not as much economically, but greatly morally (Russia never had that much hatred towards America since the Iron Curtains times, but even then it was not even close). They have the iron will, and this is what we are missing altogether.

The Soviet Union is back… well its reincarnation.

I am not going to say “wake up” to our President. It is worthless. But as a country we need to wake up to the threat of Russia, to the threat of Iran…

Presidents come and go, but why would we allow America to go?

Andrea Swiedler
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties - New Milford, CT
Realtor, Southern Litchfield County CT

Jon, oh my... how close to home you hit with this post. My heart is so heavy because just after the last Olympics my husband decided that Putin was wonderful and, well... we are the bad guys. I no longer allow any (I do mean any) political talk in my house. None, nada. I am shocked and saddened that he fell into the propaganda thing. He started watching Russian TV programming and that was that. One would think he would know better, but... nope. And we all should know better too. Fool me once, shame on you... fool me twice, shame on ME!

Sep 27, 2015 03:11 AM
Jon Zolsky, Daytona Beach, FL

I do not envy you. I know quite a number of people living here, and worshiping Putin.


I severed ties with some and I am happy I did. But I really-really feel sorry for you.


Alzheimer is a terrible thing. But it is something that happens to us. Worshiping Putin is akin to it, with the only difference that this one is brought to us by us.


I remember visiting friends in New York, and all they had was Russian TV. I asked her why, and she laughed and said it was because of her mom, who did not know the word of English. He mom dies years ago, nothing changed.

Sep 27, 2015 04:03 AM
Marte Cliff

I'm so sorry for what you're going through... 

Sep 27, 2015 09:40 AM
Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

We are all preoccupied with our own well being.  Need to focus on our domestic problems. 

Getting a Greek Orthodox, Muslim, Buddhist into White House does not change anything.

Sep 27, 2015 03:41 AM
Jon Zolsky, Daytona Beach, FL

Reagan changed the course, and we saw the collapse of the Soviet Union.


And they say he was not a very clever President.


Well, everybody say Nixon was very clever, and Nixon could do the same, he was quite friendly with Brezhnev, but he did not understand what Reagan understand.


I do not care about the religion, but I do care about the common sense of a clever man. And Obama is not this man. And never was, and what is even worse, never promised...

Sep 27, 2015 03:58 AM
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

Jon, the presence of Russian combat fighters in Syria is another step forward in the not so good.

Sep 27, 2015 06:04 AM
Jon Zolsky, Daytona Beach, FL

Gary Woltal - there is no such thing as vacuum in foreign policy. When America vacated the leadership, others jumped to it.

Sep 27, 2015 10:29 AM
1~Judi Barrett
Integrity Real Estate Services 116 SE AVE N, Idabel, OK 74745 - Idabel, OK
BS Ed, Integrity Real Estate Services -IDABEL OK

Jon, I really enjoy reading your insight into world affairs.  I was sad when Obama was first elected and could not believe that the American people would re-elect him, but they did.  

 

Sep 27, 2015 06:20 AM
Jon Zolsky, Daytona Beach, FL

Judi K Barrett - exactly how I felt.

Sep 27, 2015 10:29 AM
Marte Cliff
Marte Cliff Copywriting - Priest River, ID
Your real estate writer

Jon - because of your background, you have an insight that most Americans will never have. And sadly, far too many don't care - as long as the freebies keep coming.

I agree with you that this is exactly the outcome our "leader" (and/or his handlers) wanted. 

I'm also not so sure, Judi K Barrett, that the American people reelected him. I think voter fraud had a whole LOT to do with that.

Sep 27, 2015 09:38 AM
Jon Zolsky, Daytona Beach, FL

Marte Cliff - all the bad that he initiated willbe after him, and he would always find why and who to blame.


But it is not about him, it is about us, and it is sad that we can't make people see him for what he is.

Sep 27, 2015 10:32 AM
Karl Hess
Keller Williams Shore Properties - Barnegat, NJ
on The Jersey Shore

Ah yes; yet another attack on Obama's restraint on projecting the American military into every corner of globe. May I suggest a little reading?

http://www.amazon.com/The-Limits-Power-American-Exceptionalism/dp/0805090169

Sep 30, 2015 02:03 AM
Jon Zolsky, Daytona Beach, FL
Daytona Condo Realty, 386-405-4408 - Daytona Beach, FL
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Karl Hess -thank you, Karl.

Sep 30, 2015 09:55 AM
Rob Arnold
Sand Dollar Realty Group, Inc. - Altamonte Springs, FL
Metro Orlando Full Service - Investor Friendly & F

Apparently the majority of Americans want a weak leader.  So that is what we have.  Very sad to see.    

Oct 02, 2015 02:59 AM
Jon Zolsky, Daytona Beach, FL
Daytona Condo Realty, 386-405-4408 - Daytona Beach, FL
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Rob Arnold - and that's what we got. The guy still does not understand that create a vacuum, and it would be filled. And not with who you like

Oct 02, 2015 12:23 PM