https://russia-insider.com/en/us-empire-doomed-collapse-indeed-russia-wont-seek-revenge/ri24554 Andrei Martyanov disagrees with Philip M. Giraldi on one point. He agrees with the rest. Giraldi notes first that from time to time sanity prevails in the West Wing e.g. diplomacy is sometimes accepted as a way to deal with other nations. With Pompeo, it’s not one of those moments. As a neocon, he believes that every time a country is face with the US violence it will submit and the USA will never pay a price for that behaviour. It implies that countries has no collective memory of any former event and will never ever take revenge if the occasion presents itself. Stupidities like sanctions against Russia for the Skripal poisoning could have a steep price to pay for the US. It’s even more problematic since the Trump’s attitude in front of Putin was friendly. Maybe Trump is not in charge of the US foreign policy. Turkey is also submitted to the US wrath. Iran can do anything, it...