Another US Miscalculation ???

One of the most striking differences between the Russian and Western media is the fact that the topic of a possible war is constantly discussed in the former and almost never in the latter.  In Russia, the main news shows discuss the risks of war, as do a lot of well-known personalities, and on talk-shows this is a recurrent topic.  Even Putin recently had to declare that he did not believe that a war was likely.  It is as if both Russia and the West were like two trains on the same tracks, going at full speed towards each other but with one big difference: the western "train" is steaming forward with its eyes closed, while the Russian train is going forward with its eyes wide open.

The second big difference is the rage and determination which are expressed by Russians of all walks of life.  The most often heard sentence now is "Русские не сдаются" (Russians don't surrender).  Russians find it amazing and absolutely crazy that the western "leaders" have apparently convinced themselves that the Russians will "blink" and let Obama scare them into not standing up for the Donbass.  The mood is "if you really want a fight, then we will give you one".

http://vineyardsaker.blogspot.com/2015/02/social-warning-from-russia-we-are-ready.html

Our "State Department" appears to be staffed with amateurs, kooks, and psychopaths. What kind of mess have they gotten us into?

Dear NATO: You better get ready. Obama ad-Dajjal will have you in a shooting war any day now.

By the way, anyone ever read Red Storm Rising?

Islamic terrorists from Azerbaijan destroy a Soviet oil-production facility at Nizhnevartovsk, Russia, crippling the USSR's oil production and threatening to wreck the nation's economy. Contemplating concessions to the West to survive the crisis, the Politburo instead decides to seize the oil fields in the Persian Gulf by military force.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Storm_Rising

Change the plot slightly and you get the current situation:

US terrorists from the State Department and CIA destroy the government of Ukraine and threaten to wreck the Russian economy. Instead of conceding to the West, Russia instead decides to invade Ukraine.

The real question is whether or not the US can survive the war Obama ad-Dajjal has started.