OMG! Spoonfeed me "spooked" headlines on Halloween so I can freak out.

Pretty easy to mock someone's fear when you aren't in the same vulnerable position.

Looks like it's the government stoking it.

And let me further guess, you have zero knowledge about the history of Estonia?

Ca we start with NATO (US)?

Like, say, the events in the OP?

It's the government sponsoring these activities. The citizens, including the teen-aged girl doing flash-card drills of Russian equipment, is being volunteered.

And not that I'm thrilled with anyone in that conflict.

into its neighbors' territory without permission.

Just like Latin American countries are resentful of US intervention, former Soviet 'Republics' have every reason to fear and resent Russia's regional bullying.

Tearing up the Middle East isn't necessarily in Russia's interest. I mean, whose interest is that REALLY in?

And I keep all that all in mind.

much more to be lost than gained that way

Middle East is basically one giant shitshow.

....or their treatment of Chechnya:

And I am even less happy with our meddling in Ukraine. "F%k the EU" Nuland/Kagan are two names to consider. But not here. Not anymore.

Easy to see why Russia's small neighbors are worried.

And we back politician's of dubious intent, but who are otherwise in agreement with our major interests. Anything about that sound familiar?

Oddly enough, for more than 40 years Estonia was part and parcel of the Soviet Union. I advertise that obvious and well-known bit of history to you because you seem completely unaware of it, and the context it places onto current Estonian reactions to Moscow in your rush to trivialize and minimize them for a Halloween giggle and a narrative.

And we'll add OUR doings in Ukraine. That, I believe, is what stirs the pot right now.

I'm saying, let's not exploit the bad blood. No. The US would never do such a thing.

Of all the evil in the world. The peace loving Russians would never do anything wrong.

Let no thread critical of Russia go without defending Putin's honor, eh?

Any chance I might merely be an anti-cold warrior with a view that says they're blowing smoke and the group falling for it surprises me? Any chance, Doc??

You really love to shit on threads critical of Russia. And threads critical of Assange. Hell, you've even tried to say that the latest email nothingburger is an issue. It's become so obvious that MANY DUers call you out every time.

We used to do a lot of separating wheat from chafe on DU. I recognize that's a lot easier when the opposition was in power. But critical thinking is gone.

"NothingBurger" sounds soooo hip. But if it's no big deal, why are there a million threads opining on it? In the same breath we'll hear that there's "nothing there" and that Comey can't know what is there because it was his agents, not himself, who looked at it.

I don't think it means what you think it means.