Trump’s proposal to Biden not to fall asleep during negotiations with Putin in Geneva very accurately characterizes the state of health of the current US president.
Brezhnev or Chernenko in their worst years compared to him are vigorous, athletic young people.
A seriously ill person, controlled by his environment and the people behind him. God knows who controls America. Officials? So they all fight among themselves, as befits representatives of departments competing in the struggle for power and authority. Congress? Well – it’s not even funny. What and who can all these guys manage, besides their own offices? Corporations? God bless and save America from them!
Shadow “deep” government? Is it there? In addition to all that snake tangle of lobbyists, bureaucrats, representatives and guardians of various minorities, the media and the owners of social networks who love each other like a dog a stick. No, they love us and the Chinese even less, but in Russia and China it is at least clear who commanding the parade. How he commands them, especially with us, what kind of cadres are below and how they work is a special question, but there is no doubt about the upper echelons. Well, what other suggestions are there on possible answers to the question “Who commands America”? Not the military and not the FBI for sure. The times are not right. Grant, Eisenhower, Hoover. It was, but a long time ago. CIA or some other local intelligence agency? No chances. After Bush Sr.
This question, however, is by no means theoretical. Putin is about to meet with Biden in Geneva. What they will talk about is anyone’s guess. What can and can, in principle, agree on something specific, all the more so. It is possible that they cannot. They will simply fix their positions and disperse in different directions.
Everything else – according to the principle of “dark water in the clouds”. Fortunately, Russia no longer has any illusions about the Americans, their intentions and what the agreements with them lead to. And this is very different from what has happened between us over the past 30 years. The euphoria is over, trust is at zero, there is no desire to pretend to be idiots. They will not appreciate it. So maybe Biden really had better doze off his meeting with Putin? At least he will rest a little.
Eugene Satanovsky