The House of Representatives, of the US Congress, voted almost unanimously, at 419-3, to stop Donald Trump from lifting sanctions against Russia. Will Hurd, a Republican, said that Russia is "our adversary and not our ally.Why? The Soviet Union was an ally in World War II and paid the heaviest price in terms of casualties. Even today the Russians believe that the USSR would have won the war on its own, without US and British help. Germany, Italy and Japan constituted the Axis powers, who caused the deaths of millions of people. Yet today, all three are friends of the US and Russia is not. General Douglas MacArthur protected the Japanese Emperor, Hirohito, and an ex-general, George Marshall conceived of a plan to channel $13 billion to regenerate Europe, including Italy and Germany. The Soviet Union, a communist dictatorship, refused to participate, fearing US dominance over all of eastern Europe. The Soviet Union disintegrated in 1991, following which there was a chaotic period during which the West, especially Bill Clinton, did everything to destroy it both economically and militarily. What a difference between farsighted statesmen, as MacArthur and Marshall, and a vain politician. That led to the rise of Vladimir Putin who is hated by the West, but extremely popular in Russia. Lisa Dickey discovered that Putin has given Russians a pride in their nation. Barack Obama slapped sanctions on Russia for allegedly interfering in the US elections last year. Yet the US has been meddling in other countries for decades, not forgetting the illegal wars in Iraq and Libya which gave rise to the Islamic State, resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands and a mass migration into Europe. Donald Trump came into office planning to improve relations with Moscow but he has been completely neutered by the Congress which has started innumerable investigations into supposed Russian help for his campaign. How did this start? It started when an ex British spy made wild allegations against Trump, which was seized on by the Democrats. Donald Trump is so unpopular in Britain that he has postponed a proposed visit to the country. yet, British Prime Minister, Theresa May was the first foreign leader to rush to meet Trump after he was sworn in and we saw photos of her leading him by the hand, like a pet dog on a leash. That is because of a British creation known as the 'special relationship' which allows Britain to project itself as a world power, despite being reduced to a small island in the North Sea after it lost its empire. In a speech in 1962, then Secretary of State, Dean Acheson dismissed Britain saying,"Great Britain has lost an empire and not yet found a role." Harold Macmillan believed "we are Greeks to their Romans", meaning the British are the thinkers while the Americans are merely foot soldiers. The US celebrates Independence Day on July 4. Seems that the Brits are still dictating to them.
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