It is extraordinary how some scenes in films can effectively summarise and predict events. The Godfather is an instance in point. A serious definitive meeting is set up for Michael (Al Pacino) to meet with Sollozzo (Al Lettieri), the arch enemy, with whom he is supposedly meant to make a deal. A gun is to be hidden in the toilet of the restaurant where they will meet. When the meeting place is determined Sonny (James Caan) makes a comment:
A meeting, hopefully definitive, was set up in Anchorage, Alaska, for Trump to meet with Putin accompanied by their translators to set up a ceasefire in Ukraine. The actual meeting became a three on three, but nonetheless Mr Trump had forewarned that if a ceasefire was not happening on the day, he would not be happy. Trump was going to be strong and ‘tell him like it is’. There may not have been any gun planted in the toilet, but whatever, Trump came out with his dick in his hand and left his balls behind as well.
Not only was there no deal of any kind achieved, but no further sanctions were even mentioned. What Trump wanted was for Putin to say that there would have been no war if Trump had been President at the time he invaded. You could see on Putin’s face, when he said it, that he was almost reluctant to say the words, but he did. Which is probably all that Trump wanted from the meeting. As to the rest of the world, who cares. Oh, and by the way, it’s up to Zelenskyy to make a deal.
All Trump really wanted was some validation to his claim that had he been President instead of Biden, the invasion would have never happened. Mr Putin however has not claimed he would never ever have invaded Ukraine, but perhaps only waited for Trump to get over himself as president. The sham and shame of the Alaska spectacle is no joking matter. If the Nato leaders do not come back with some strong condemnation of the fiasco in the north and insist on further action and sanctions being taken, than the conflicts around the world are more than likely to continue ad infinitum.
As to my prediction yesterday, god knows what flattery Putin may have lavished on the Three Stooges from the United States. Perhaps he agreed to buy Trump’s bit coins, or pay them vast sums of money, or even blackmailed them is some way. If ever there was a farce mob type meeting, this was it.
Not only was there no deal of any kind achieved, but no further sanctions were even mentioned. What Trump wanted was for Putin to say that there would have been no war if Trump had been President at the time he invaded. You could see on Putin’s face, when he said it, that he was almost reluctant to say the words, but he did. Which is probably all that Trump wanted from the meeting. As to the rest of the world, who cares. Oh, and by the way, it’s up to Zelenskyy to make a deal.
All Trump really wanted was some validation to his claim that had he been President instead of Biden, the invasion would have never happened. Mr Putin however has not claimed he would never ever have invaded Ukraine, but perhaps only waited for Trump to get over himself as president. The sham and shame of the Alaska spectacle is no joking matter. If the Nato leaders do not come back with some strong condemnation of the fiasco in the north and insist on further action and sanctions being taken, than the conflicts around the world are more than likely to continue ad infinitum.
As to my prediction yesterday, god knows what flattery Putin may have lavished on the Three Stooges from the United States. Perhaps he agreed to buy Trump’s bit coins, or pay them vast sums of money, or even blackmailed them is some way. If ever there was a farce mob type meeting, this was it.
In any event, sadly, I was not too far off the mark in my prediction of what the likely result might be. How sad is that?
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