Bob McKnight

Post #61, Bob McKnight's Subscription Commentary Putin's shoes keep dropping with no end in sight. Vladimir Putin is a career spy. He was trained by the KGB. And he feels he is on a mission to restore Russia's pre-eminence in the world, particularly by attacking democracies. He started with his second election in 2012. His clandestine work chronology, since that election: 2015. French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drain said the Russians interfered with the French Electi

In previous posts, I discussed the serious problems we have had with the War in Syria. As with all wars, it has been very deadly, often affecting innocent citizens in Syria. Reportedly, Syrian President Assad had previously even resorted to gassing his own people in the war. It appeared the United States was going to stand up to Assad under President Obama, saying the United States was drawing a 'red line' in the sand if chemical weapons were planned to be used by Assad ag

Much of the discussion about Donald Trump's 2016 Campaign for President has centered around his relationship to Russian Premier Vladimir Putin. The speculation has been that the attraction to Putin for Trump was not political but rather the opportunity for making money and business. That may have been the case, but I believe Putin has had a plan beyond taking advantage of Trump's inexperience at high level international affairs, from day one; and continues to challenge Ame