The "disaster" goes back a lot further than the 1990s

Editor's note: Why did the US treat Russia like an enemy when America and Russia have far more to gain from each other's countries than constant "cold war"-like confrontation? The "real life Mr. X" in the movie JFK stated CIA covert operations allowed the Soviets to shoot down the U-2 spy plane in 1960 had been set up to sabotage Eisenhower–Khrushchev peace talks. Whatever the "secret team" operating is today it prevented Germany's industrial capacity and Russian resources from converging into a global powerhouse. Look at Germany today: An absolute wreck bordering on totalitarianism - again - cut off from Russian resources. This same cabal has prevented America and Russia from becoming trading partners on an equal footing because this would jeopardize war manufacturing profits. What is this ongoing disastrous mistake President Trump wants to correct? A unique chance to redefine America's relationship with Russia. American and Russia have always been natural allies.

Real Life Mr. X in Oliver Stone's JFK Participated in Pioneering Covert Operations
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Trump Looks to Correct a Disastrous 1990's Mistake

February 14, 2025 | By Crisis Magazine

This week, President Donald Trump took proactive steps to broker peace between Ukraine and Russia, actions that give me cautious optimism. Of course, his bold initiative has led the warmongers and TDS-sufferers to scream, "He's a Russian agent!" However, Trump's moves break through decades of neocon-inspired anti-Russian propaganda to strive for a lasting peace in the region. Essentially, Trump is arguing that Russia is more beneficial as an ally than an adversary and that America's historical decision to promise NATO membership to Ukraine was a significant strategic error. Both these things should be simple common sense.

The geopolitical landscape post-Cold War presented the United States with a unique chance to redefine its relationship with Russia. But instead of fostering an alliance that could bring about long-term peace, the neocons in both the George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton administrations—supported by the military-industrial complex—wanted to keep the NATO bureaucracy alive. So they treated 1990's Russia as a weakened enemy to be exploited. It was like kicking a dog that’s already seriously injured. Once the dog heals, however, it's going to remember who kicked it.

Why did the U.S. continue to treat Russia like an enemy after the fall of the Soviet Union? Every defense I've seen for this catastrophic policy usually boils down to soft racism against the Russian people—you can't trust them; they will always be aggressive; it's in the Russian blood to try to take over the world, etc. But our bellicose policy is self-fulfilling: by marching up to their borders, we make Russia more likely to be aggressive toward the outside world. Then the neocons can just say, "See? We told you so!"

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Finally, some adults stepped into the room:

Trump's Ukraine wake-up call: Points he's now making are what Russia said all along

President Trump doesn't have any choice except what the Russians offered him:

Minsk 3.0?

The last real US military hero America had was F. Fletcher Prouty (Mr. X) who this blog has repeatedly posted about:  

F. Fletcher Prouty's book in PDF form:

The Secret Team