THE END OF 2016. WHAT TOOK PLACE? WHAT DID WE LEARN?

For a large part of the world, New Year’s Eve is upon us. There’s been so much talk about what challenging year 2016 has been, but I have to ask you, is there ever a year that is not “challenging”? To hear some preach it, 2016 was an epic disaster. Conflict, Elections, increasing debt, failed Foreign Policy and so on and so on! Was 2016 really any different than any other year?

Yes, and the answer is on several levels… “Yes”!  All of us understand that old saying, “Times Change”, but controlling “change”, that is the challenge. If we can’t control “change”, as much as possible, then we become passengers on a ride to destination we did not set. We become observers of our future and not Masters!

The reality is, we have a growing challenge in 2017. A challenge that is based on technological change and the speed of “change”. Social Media. The ability for the world to communicate at a moment’s notice without any level of verification. Billions of people having the ability to speak with each other on any topic or event they may desire. Not the first time I’ve mentioned this change and it will not be the last.

So, why did social media make 2016 “different”?

For years the concept of “Information Warfare” has been played out by mankind. I addressed this concept a few weeks ago, but it’s safe to say 2016 witnessed a new level of this dangerous game. Yesterday, an old worn-out US Politician made the dangerous statement the recent events between the US and Russia was an act of war on the Russians part. Words such as that use to cause panic in the US and the rest of the world.  Yes, the 2016 US Elections were impacted by “outside” influence. To what level and to what purpose and by whom, is speculation. One Super Power accusing another of interfering with its national sovereignty is a very….very…dangerous accusation for the whole world.

2016 witnessed the issue of Information Warfare pushing two Super Powers closer to the brink of war! No attack on a major navel yard. No airplanes flown into buildings full of innocent people. Stolen emails. A series of events where electronic copies of truthful statements that one political party didn’t want the rest of the nation they operate in to see or even know about. That is the event that has brought about the words, “Act of War”.

2016 was “different”. 2016 witnessed change, at least for those who are paying attention. 2016 showed the world the horrors of genocide in places like Syria. 2016 witnessed corrupt governance so quickly that governments had no real, logical explanation for their actions. 2016 showed the human race, not just nations or individuals, just how fast society was moving and speeding up with every minute of every day.

I once joked the internet would give the world a collective nervous breakdown. Joked!

2016 witnessed two nuclear super powers use the words, “ Act of War” over emails! Has the world been in danger before because of stolen information? Yes, many times.

Has the world been able to form an opinion on such events within minutes of them being known and without a logical response for government? Billions of opinions. Billions of perceptions.

Communicating? How much of a good thing can we afford?

When does the ability to push technology to the edge become more than modern society can handle? 

MEXICO. DID SOMETHING JUST CHANGE WHEN NOBODY WAS LOOKING?

As much as I would love to follow up last night’s post on the topic of the US’s response to Russia and the information war the Russians are winning, I have to address one of my favorite topics; Mexico! Besides, the topic of Russian and US relations will be far more interesting after the Tsar responds to the US actions of today. Short answer, I’ll follow up tomorrow. Now, off to the topic at hand.

Back in 2013, after working on “issues” in relations to Mexico for over six years, I decided to post a separate blog site.  http://coldansviewpointmexico.blogspot.com/

My history of working Mexico “issues” is well known to some and my opinions of what the future held and holds for Mexico is almost as well known. To make a long story short, sometime around 2006, I began to observe the trend in the Mexican government to involve the Mexican Army and Marines into the day to day activities of civilian law enforcement. Those of you that know my background and or worked with me at the time can recall what a dangerous trend I found this to be. Bending the ear of some of my “coworkers”, some with Stars on their shoulders, was my first reaction. My theory then was the same that it is today, Mexico is perpetually on the edge of a Failed Nation State. Now grant you, saying such a thing when those you work with are in the business of working with the Mexican Military, well, that’s not a popular thing to do. Perhaps that’s why I was so adamant about my position then.

I’ve been “retired” for over two years now, but the ability to observe Mexico is not that difficult and it’s something I do on a daily schedule. So, what happened? What made me push away from my favorite area of interest and sit down to talk about Mexico again? I will tell you this, after I finished reading several sites that have a real sense for how things are going in Mexico, I had to wait a few hours before I patted myself on the back!

Almost Ten years ago! Hard to believe it’s been that long, but almost ten years ago, the Mexican government took the monumental leap of faith, an act of pure desperation, and authorized the Mexican Military to conduct day today law enforcement activities in several key areas of the country. I remember having a meeting and saying to several folks at my table, “This is the spiral Mexico need to avoid at all cost. This was the window our, US, Enemies will work hard to exploit”. Well, some of that conversation feel on deaf ears and some continued to engage in the issue. My point back then was simple, militaries are not designed, trained, equipped to conduct day to day, civilian law enforcement. For the Mexican government to take such a measure was nothing short of capitulation. How could any government, state, local, federal explain the failure of providing the most basic Tennent of a civil society? What message was sent to the Mexican people when this decision was made? Now, mind you, at the time, many of the Mexican Citizens were demanding action. So corrupt, so dysfunctional were the civilian law enforcement agencies of most of Mexico the people began to realize the only way they were going to feel safe was to form their own “Defense Teams”. Yes, When the Antidefense movement appeared, that was the second alarm bell some of us sounded on the topic of Mexico. Failed leadership. Failed Governance all overlooked or mostly ignored for the sake of “Relations”.   I could go on and on about Mexico and the concerns I’ve had for years, but my opening comment was that something happened, something changed. So, enough about the history of “looking” at Mexico, let me address the most dangerous decision that is about to be made by the failed organization called the Mexican government.

General Salvador Cienfuegos was not the Commander of the Mexican Military when it was placed on the streets of Mexico nearly ten years ago, but, from day one, the sentiment of most of the Mexican Generals was no different than Cienfuegos’. http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2016/12/mx-army-general-if-you-want-us-to-go.html .  Reluctance was the baseline reaction of most of the Mexican Military Leadership  ten years ago and that reluctance has now begun to change into anger and it is this anger that some of us predicted would become the end result of this failed attempt to ease the minds of the Mexican people. Simply put, the Mexican military is tired. It’s tired of being placed in a position where it’s critics blame them for every death that is unsolved. It’s tired of civilian leadership that is every bit as incompetent as the government that put them on the streets ten years ago.

Cienfuegos “Threats”?

http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2016/12/mexico-drug-war-proposed-law-of.html

Did General Cienfuegos “threaten” the leadership of Mexico? Did he really spell out “demands”? Where his words designed to instill even more authority into the Mexican Military or perhaps was he simply stating how exhausted Mexico’s Military has become? Were his words a warning more ominous than simply attempting to gain more power? Does Cienfuegos fear the last remaining tool to keep Mexico from becoming a Failed Nation State, the Mexican Military, is about to give up? ‘ I will be the first to raise my hands”! Such a strange statement from a man who has worked to save the streets of his nation for over ten years. His nation, not the streets of some far off land. Not the streets of some distant conquest. His streets, his land, his people?  

Ladies and Gentleman, for over ten years I’ve preached the troubles of Mexico. What laws the inept government of Mexico passes in the near future will seal the fate of Mexico. Nieto’s decision to keep the Mexican Military on the streets of Mexico must be backed by laws that support the Military. If not, and the military is still told to continue to conduct law enforcement duties, the breaking point will come. Not with the good people of Mexico, but with the last organization the Mexican people truly trust.

The same Mexican leaders who could not implement “change” for civilian law enforcement, who could not change a corrupt legal system, who could not stop filling off shore bank accounts with drug money is the same government the Mexican Military will finally have to turn on.

Nearly ten years ago, I told a good friend who had several Stars on his shoulders, the military move to the streets of Mexico was the beginning of the next revolution.  His response was more chilling than my comment. “Well Dan….it is Mexico”. 

OBAMA’S PARTING SHOT AGAINST THE RUSSIANS. JUST HOW DANGEROUS IS IT?

So the US administration announced pending “actions” against the Russians? Interesting they picked  to announce this event the same day Secretary of State Kerry gave a worthless lecture to Israel as his parting shot. It’s no surprise the current US administration has flown their Anti Semite Colors at the very end of their eight year run. Making the leader of a free nation and a once strong Ally enter the White House by the backdoor was the first real clues of Obama’s anti-Jewish feelings, but let me get back to the issue at hand.  

So the US is going to announce additional sanctions on the Russians? Wow! That will show them! That’s a Progressive Liberal’s way of showing just how down in the dirt they can get. Take that Tsar. Ya…. Now you know who you are messing with. Good grief!

Why did the US telegraph this event? If you truly wanted to get revenge for a cyber event, why wouldn’t you just do something and then disavow the whole issue?  Why make a media event out of it? Well, that is what the US Administration does and they are not the only ones. Domestic, political leveraging is a timeless concept carried out by just about every government in the known world. So, if we are to assume this event is more for the internal, public consumption of the US, then the Russian reaction was probably not factored into the formula. Did the Russians react? When I checked Sputnik.com. I couldn’t find a response. With the time differential, it may have been too soon or perhaps something else took place? Did the Tsar just blow off the big announcement from the US? Probably not. If “Face Saving” is the objective of the US Administration, how could they possibly believe fore even a single minute the Tsar would allow the US to make such a statement and not respond? As a matter of fact, there was a response. It was covered in Western media, but no official story on Sputnik, at least not yet.

Is this telegraphed event going to have repercussions? Will the Tsar make a point of embarrassing the outgoing US Administration one last time? I would be his response will verbally far more impressive to the world public than the announcement of yet another threat of sanctions. In the arena of verbal combat, the US is outgunned.  Will the Tsar simply move his energy towards the Trump Administration and let Obama go with a verbal slap? Well, there was a good chance of that taking place up until the stupidest statement of all was mentioned in the US’s announcement today.

“Some unannounced actions” taken is a covert manner? Several weeks ago, when this whole story of the Russians impacting the US election became the answer as to why Trump won, I wrote about how dangerous it was to threaten another nation, the Russians no less, when you had no history of backing up your statements or even worse, when the world is your audience and they wait for the response. It could be the Tsar would have been willing to just grin his typical grin and let this “announcement” pass, but then the US blew it! They had to add the unannounced slice, or at least the Administration’s version of Sputnik.com … CNN did so.

Dumb! Just dumb! After eight years as the leader of the most powerful nation in the world, you would think the Obama team would have figured this out. Just because you have a history in US politics of saying outrageous statements while the political opponent takes the ‘high ground”, doesn’t mean that theory translates into international affairs. Truly something Obama and his team never figured out. As I said weeks ago, if anything happens now………anything…….. the Tsar is in a perfect position to blame the US.

The Armature Hour in the US ends on January 20^th of 2017.

Let’s hope the Trump version of “ Zero Button” has a better impact than the last one.

Vindictiveness. A trait of many world leaders.

Let’s see how this plays out.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/28/politics/russian-election-meddling-sanctions-hacking/index.html

AMBASSADOR KARLOV’S ASSASSINATION. HOW DID IT HAPPEN?  

Behind the scene of all the political drama this assassination created, sits a very….very…concerning question. A question that everyone that has ever been in the business of keeping others safe is asking. How? How did the Assassin gain a position of such importance and trust? Simply put, how did this happen? Well, let’s take a look at just a few events that took place prior to this attack and see if they might provide any clues!

 The purge:

For over two years now, Egodan has been on a completely uncontrolled journey of dismantling the Law Enforcement agencies of Turkey. His obsession with the idea that Gulen’s followers had infiltrated almost every level of every Law Enforcement agency in Turkey is well documented. Egodan’s paranoia has no limits and after the attempted coup, well, he became clinically neurotic; as if he wasn’t already so. History has shown us that purges based on paranoia always result in dysfunctional organizations that produce even more dramatic events.

After the purge of Turkish Law Enforcement agnecies, it is very likely the surviving leadership was nearly desperate to fill the voids created by the purging actions. How well were the new “recruits” vetted? How expedited was the background process? It’s a universal fact that law enforcement agencies that attempted to quickly bring on additional members eventually suffer from the quality of the members they so quickly pushed through the process. Turkish law enforcement management not only had to try to refill the ranks of their organizations, but they had to do so with under the scrutiny of a mad man. I could go on and on about the consequences of Egodan’s actions, but the bottom line is this, Turkey’s ability to provide one of the basic tenets of a functional society, law enforcement, has been severely damage.

 The Consequences:

The consequences of Egodan’s purge mentality go far deeper than just a loss of basic, law enforcement. The Turkish military has been just rendered just as inoperable as their law enforcement partners and the world knows it. The Tsar knows this better than anyone and never forget my theory on his desire to neutralize NATO. By the way, is the Tsar willing to sacrifice an Ambassador for the sake of reaching his goal? Absolutely!

Imagine the reaction of the other countries agencies charged with protecting their diplomats when they are in Turkey? What was the reaction when they learned who the shooter was? Where is the level of trust in any other member of that Turkish security agency? Just think of the shock the good member of the Turkish Security Service had to endure. People who carry a gun for a living, people who are charged with keeping the peace and the protection of the unprotected take great pride in what they do. Honor runs deep in that part of the world and honor was ripped from the good members on that day. Trust was destroyed not because of anger, but out of necessity. Could the US State Department Security program trust anyone assigned by Turkish officials after that day? What was the damage done at the operational, partnerships level after that day?

When the Assassin decided he was going to kill the Russian Ambassador, did he contemplate the impact it would have on the organizations sworn to keep people safe? Did he truly understand the damage of trust he would create? I bet not. His motive was the motive of most Assassins, revenge! The ramifications, the increase cost of keeping others safe after this attack was never factored into his goal.

As quickly as the question of “how” could be contemplated, typically by the political leaders of the world, the reality is, most organization tasked with keeping people safe asked a different question. A question with even greater consequences. “Are there more”? That question can be framed in a different fashion. “Did he have help”? Now, most logical, normal individuals at recognized, professional agencies asked this question in a very scripted way. Finding that answer is almost a checklist process for most. Most, but not for the man who runs Turkey. If any event could drive Egodan’s paranoia deeper into the realm of irrational behavior, it would be the assassination of a Russian Diplomat in Turkey!   What action did he take after this act? What actions will he take because of this act?

The assassination of a Russian Ambassador is an extremely dangerous event. The assassination taking place in a country run by someone like Egodan, well, that makes predictive analysis nearly impossible.  I have to wonder where the Assassin’s Supervisor is. Does he have any fingernails left? Did he even have a clue? Frankly, to a man like Egodan, it doesn’t matter! 

THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR IS BURIED, BUT THE GAME CONTINUES.

I was tempted this morning to once again comment on the attacks like the one a few days ago in Germany. I would have gone down that trail, but to be honest with you, it’s an old story and a story that simply seems to never change. Yes, random acts of violence are a part of man’s nature, but try explaining that to the families of the dead. Will it ever end? Most likely not. It may change causes and it may bring about even more instability just like what we are witnessing in Europe, but in the end, man’s ability to do great harm to other defenseless, innocent people is a sickness that has plagued the Human Race from the dawn of time. How to stop this most recent round of senseless violence may make for great talking points on cable news and it may allow so called “experts” to pump out an ever increasing volume of worthless books, but it’s now going away anytime soon! The most frightening fact is this. In a world of instant communication and imagery without explanation, the repercussions of these types of events are more dangerous than at any point in history.

Okay, off the soapbox and back to what I really intended on addressing today.

Two days ago, I made this comment in a post. “So, the Turks blame the Kurds and the Russians blame the Sunni Radicals, “Terrorist”.  With both sides painting such a rosy picture of their rekindled love, it will be interesting to see whose story gets to stay the lead answer”. I knew this topic was not worthy of talking about for at least the first two days or so. I had to give the Tsar and Egodan time to shape the event to the point some hint of where this was going would become clear. Well, it looks like that event is beginning to take shape. You see, this event, unlike most, was unplanned, at least by the Tsar and Egodan. There wasn’t a page in the play book to turn to. The response was not scripted and ready to push to the media as soon as the attack took place. In the Tsar’s or Egodan’s Master Plan, the assassination of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey was not anticipated. Time. It took a time to find a way to leverage the death. Look.

The world has basically two types of leaders. The typical “Leader” watches an event unfold and then sits down with his or her most trusted advisors to figure out a way to “react” to the event. Masterful “Leaders” see an event unfold, sit down with their most trusted advisers and plot the best advantage! There is a HUGE difference between these two types of “Leaders”! One reacts and the other plots!  The Tsar and Egodan are fall into second category. The US “Leader” falls into the first.

So, after a few days of plotting, how does the Tsar and Egodan take advantage of the assassination? How do they appear to sing the same song, but yet, not alter their own plot for the region? Remember, the concept the Turks and the Russians are hand in hand is the statement of a fool! Appearance is the key ingredient for both the Tsar and Sultan; I’ve not called him that for a few weeks, so I figured it was time.

Syria and the vision of where the conflict is going, that was the “joint’ statement the Tsar and the Sultan agreed to make. They even tossed in the Persians for good measure as if they had any vote on the matter.  “This act will not change our resolve to solve the Syrian crisis”…or something like that! Again, lets’ be clear here. The “vision” of Syria for the Russians and the Turks are about as far apart as you can get and yet still act like One Team, One Fight! For the Sultan, there will be no Kurdistan. There will be an image as the Sultan being the great savior of the Sunni population in the region. For the Tsar, the payback pain for Western broken promises on NATO expansion will continue. The drive to secure the Russian frontier will not be altered by the death of one of their Ambassadors. The hand in hand walk will continue, but the paths the two Leader intend on taking are very different. At some point in time, other real leader will need to understand how to expose these two different paths. Will Trump be the first category of leader or will he show up in the second category? The West needs a few second category leaders and they need them quickly. 

RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR ATTACKED IN TURKEY. A GAME CHANGER FOR THE KURDS?

 Ambassador Karlov was reportedly shot today in Turkey. How this will impact the Russian, Tukey relationship will play out over the next few days, but both sides will have their version of what it means to them.

For the Turks, they will blame the Kurds, regardless of what factional name you may want to give them. To the Turks, the Kurds are the Kurds!

For the Russians, well, it could be a game changer. Upfront, the blame will go to the “Terrorist” the US / West supports, according to the Russians. Blaming the Kurds is harder for the Russians given the Russian support to the Kurds.  Tell the West, “look what you have done”, that is a much better message for the Tsar to pound the table with.

So, the Turks blame the Kurds and the Russians blame the Sunni Radicals, “Terrorist”.  With both sides painting such a rosy picture of their rekindled love, it will be interesting to see whose story gets to stay the lead answer.

One thing is for sure, Egodan will cease this event as yet another battle cry to move against just about any Kurdish organization you can find an acronym for.

In the last few days of the Obama administration, don’t look for anything more than, “We deplore this cowardly act and..so on….and so on…!!!

As for Trump, now that is the key. What changes to the conversation take place? The conversation on what to do with Syria and what to do about the Terrorist groups attached to the sectarian war between the Sunni and the Shia?

Finally. Look for the difference between when a US Ambassador is murdered and when one of the Tsar’s is shot. If Karlov lives or dies is not the issue. The Tsar is a man who doesn’t take such things lightly. The payback will come at some point. 

OBAMA’S THREATS TO RUSSIA…. WHY?

I must admit, I wasn’t completely shocked when I read the story of President Obama threatening action on Russia. It’s not been a good run this last term and he seems to be the kind of guy who can carry a grudge. But……But……openly threatening Russia and doing so over an issue that is weak at best, well, that’s disturbing!

At some point yesterday, someone had to inform the Tsar that the US President, a person the Tsar has absolutely no admiration for, made such a dangerous statement! The way the Tsar would have taken this message is along the lines of, “I’m going to get you….you are going to pay”! Now, to a man such as Putin, a real Killer and someone that is comfortable with aggressive action, that statement simply had to do more damage than we think. Well, perhaps!  

First thing I did late last night was scan the front page of Sputniknews.com, one of the official mouthpieces of the Tsar’s team. It was there I imagined I would find the preliminary response to the US President’s statement. How hard would that response be? That would indicate, to me, just how serious the Tsar took this threat. By this morning, it appeared the initial reaction was along the lines of, “put up or shut up”! Yep, the proverbial shoulder shrug with, “prove it”! Far too often, the smirk on Putin’s face tells the story of where his mind is. I’m willing to bet he has perfected that “smirk”.  It’s a weapon! So, what does this answer, at least the initial response, tell us about how the Tsar perceives this threat from the US? Does the Tsar take this threat seriously? Before I answer that, let me take a minute to give you a few simple rules on making threats.

Rule number one:

Don’t threaten someone or something unless you are absolutely committed to following up on the threat. The Redline incident in Syria should have been the best example for the US President on that rule.

Rule number two:

Never….EVER…threaten someone with witnesses? The average Joe on the streets of the US can go to jail for doing this and almost always, the first thing the arresting Police Officer will tell the suspect is, “You shouldn’t have said that with witnesses”! “Revenge is a dish best served cold”!

Rule number Three:

Be prepared for the counter threat! Escalation! It’s the historical pivot point just prior to nations going to war. Oh, by the way, most of these escalating events are founded in deep stubbornness or people with grudges.  

Okay, enough about the rules. How does the Tsar interpret this threat from President Obama? The initial response was, “put up or shut up”! That message is a message inside of a message. “I don’t care what you think. You don’t have the stones to pick a fight with me”! So, the good news is, if there is good news, the Tsar most likely is not intimidated by the US President’s statement.  Remember, the Tsar’s impression of Obama is more along the lines of Urkel from Family Matters. No respect and thus little fear. Yes, no respect and little fear make a dangerous cocktail! Putin also understands the days of President Obama’s influence are nearly over. I can assure you the Tsar is far more interested in the tension that is taking place between the US intelligence community and the US President Elect. The fact that this tension is based on the same issue, hacking, well, that makes things all the more interesting for the Russians. How does outgoing President Obama react? Not near as important to the Tsar as how inbound President Trump reacts.

Threats! When one nation threatens another, especially two Super Powers, it needs to be in the form of a warning. A warning that some situation, some process is and has become nearly unacceptable. Even at that point, the best execution of such threats is based upon “unofficial” communications and not in the public eye, at least not initially. Once a government has seemingly exhausted all “unofficial” avenues on an issue that creates tension, then they typically will begin the process of informing their public. A prime example of this was the Cuban Missile Crisis. As soon as President Kennedy spoke to the American people, the whole world began to stockpile food and water! Yes, the topic of nuclear weapons is far more frightening than hacking emails, but the American people didn’t even blink after President Obama’s statement! Why? Could it be the President’s own people have the same opinion of him as the Tsar? Do they simply not see the threat of stolen emails, even when the story is wrapped around the hyper inflamed topic of tampering with the US Presidential Elections as something the nation may go to war over? How far removed are the American people from the real fear of war? Not just a few buildings being knocked down by a religious movement, but war….real war? Why did the US President’s words yesterday not send everyone running to stockpile food and water? One Super Power threaten another and nether nation blinked an eye.

What’s really going on here?

To hear Fox News tell the story, this whole thing is all predicated on the fact that Hillary lost. The President and those on the Progressive, Passive left simply can’t come to terms with the idea that Trump won and that damn thing called the Electoral College has screwed them out of control for a second time in 20 yrs. By the way, how brilliant the US Founding Fathers were to put into place such a process? To hear the US Democratic Party logic, all you have to do is win California, New York and Texas and the hell with the rest of the country. Yep. Just take a look at Mexico and see what that will get you. So, is that it? Is that what this is all about? If the Progressive Left in the US can’t come to terms with the way the elections came out, do the push the nation to potential conflict with another Super Power? What else might possibly be going on here?

For well over ten years now, the stories of just how dangerous cyber-attacks could become stacked on top of government reports on how unprepared the US is for such attacks have been placed out there for all to see. Countless stories of massive theft of data, corporate secrets lost, people identify stolen and it goes on and on and on! The US has spent BILLIONS and BILLIONS on defending the nation from “cyber threats”, yet a minute doesn’t go by the nation is not attacked and not just the US but many nations throughout the world. The people of the US have been told how bad it could be and how bad it may get, but do they understand? More importantly, has the US government told the American people the “whole truth”? I happen to know part of that answer, but I will not comment. How bad is this threat becoming? How vulnerable is the US and other nations? Just like all the horror stories the talking heads have been pushing on the news networks, has the threshold been reached? Is the US government to the point they know longer feel they can govern the nation without outside influence? Isn’t that what the accusation is all about? The Russian influenced the Presidential Election? Can someone really flip a switch and turn off society in the US or the rest of the world? Ever seen the movie, Escape from L.A?

Here is the point that scares me the most. The accusation is a dangerous one. The Russians are trying to reshape government of the US. As I said the other day, not new news as it has been going on for decades. It was the baseline for the Cold War. But….but… if this is the message the President of the US is trying to give to the American people, then why did he deliver the message on MPR? Where is the, “Stand by for a special statement from the White House”?

Has the US government hidden how bad the cyber issues have become? Yes!

Has the cyber issue come to the point that two nations, that have the ability to destroy the world, may go to war? No.

The odds are this is exactly what many think it is. It’s one party in the US having a fit that they’ve lost again. But here is the dangerous part. The leader of that party and the nation has decided to blame a very paranoid, methodical world leader who has no gumption for being threatened.  

Perhaps it’s divine intervention the message of “ I’m going to get you” was delivered by Urkel and not John Wayne?