The Cold War Just Heated Back Up

Russia and China have joined forces...literally, in an apparent show of force directed towards the United States. In an exercise conducted on Russian soil, thousands of Russian and Chinese soldiers conducted military operations, which included fighter jets flying overhead.

Separately from these military exercises, Russian President Vladimir Putin has re-instated long range Russian bomber missions reminiscent of the Cold War. These missions are designed to take Russian bombers to a location close enough to the United States for the purpose of nuclear weapons release. NATO jets were scrambled to escort the Russian bombers.

It seems neighbors of the Middle East are finally waking up and trying to get a piece for themselves. First of all this should worry the United States. China is an ally of North Korea, another rogue regime with the goal of creating a nuclear arsenal of its own. Second, Russia is a defunct nation (or so we thought) with an already developed nuclear arsenal and no clear indication of who is in control of them. Now China and Russia have formed a coalition against the US under a group called the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

The SCO was created 11 years ago to address religious extremism and border security issues in Central Asia. Signing on as observers and attending SCO summits is Iran and its President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, yet another fanatic seeking nuclear weapons.

In the past, SCO has demanded that US military bases in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan be vacated. The SCO also now demands that radar and missile interceptions system, put in place for strategic defense and not offensive operations, be removed or not placed in Poland and the Czech Republic.

The dots are connecting themselves and you can clearly see who is against us and who is with us. Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, they are all against us and in bed together to prevent the globalization of US interest and peace itself. After all, the globalization efforts of the US, no matter your opinion on them, are directed toward achieving peace around the world. We must remain vigilant. As I have said, it will get worse before it gets better. Not only are we dealing with Islamic extremism and its radical spread around the world, but now the Cold War has re-emerged and shown itself to be inherently connected to our current wars and conflicts in the Middle East.