[Skybird]

Not to have the long breath and vision, I criticised the West first for over its confrontation with Islam. That the West lacks real patience, I next criticised it for when comparing it to the Chinese raise boosted by policies thinking in decades. And later I called Europe and America shortsighted powers that simply do not care for even the direct and most imminent consequences of their present actions.

Kissinger is right.

And America - never was satisfied with having "won" the cold war. When russia was weak during the Yeltzin years, America did its very best to exploit the weakness ruthlessly, both geopolitically and economically and financially. And Putin was seated in the first row to witness what was being done. After a short phase when he became president for the first time and still seemed to orientate Russia more towards Europe, he again was delivered dissappointments and examples of how haughtily Western powers thought they could just bypass Russian interests and even vital interests, if they wanted that. And they did.

Well, it seems at some time Putin drew his conclusions.

Nothing of how Russia has turned under Putin, and not much in the change in Putin compared to him 15-20 years ago, can really be surprising. Except one is the West: being shortsighted, lacking strategic thinking and patience, mistaking own selfish demand with a vision. That is why the West cannot deal with Islam and takes an infantile position towards it. And that is why it got surprised by the Kremlin, and has ignored all warning whistles in the past couple of years.

Yes indeed: Kissinger is so damn right as he has been only a few times in his life.

Dont take from that that I like the man. I dispise him very much. Too much blood on his hands. But his intellect has had its moments.