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Thanks for your comments. Yes, a good review can give a pretty good idea of what's in the actual book. At the same time, reading the entire book is a learning experience in and of itself, so if you have a chance, this one is worth it. Martyanov is awesome. Sometimes you can get your local library to order it.

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Sep 25·edited Sep 25Liked by Richard C. Cook

Thank you for this excellent synopsis & review. I may at some point get the book, but at the moment have 3 books by Bo Yin Ra & 1 by Karen King en route.

I already have a general idea of what's going on & where we're headed. My focus is on preparing for the inevitable.

(Hmmm ..it occurs to me that it may make sense to buy 1 & send it to someone in a position of "power.")

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Oct 3Liked by Richard C. Cook

As a big fan of Andre's work, I'd like to congratulate you on a balanced common sense review of today's world. A very good review indeed, the desperation of the West is there for all to see. We only have to listen to American politicians, to understand they don't live in reality. We only have to look into the American economy to see there results. If the BRICS organisation takes off, it will be the final nail in the coffin. Thank you for this article.

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Thanks. It's great when people understand these things!

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Oct 3Liked by Richard C. Cook

I think Martyanov is largely right, but he downplays America’s capabilities and contributions. In WWII America was the only ally which made massive contributions in the west, made the decisive contributions in the Pacific, AND at the same time provided massive quantities of trucks, tanks, airplanes, etc. to the allied forces, including Russia.

I think America does have the best military in the world. No one can defeat us in our hemisphere. However, he is correct that America hasn’t won a real war in a long time. Stupid and oblivious strategies cannot be rescued by winning tactical battles. People who are fighting for their homeland have the home-game advantage, and we are always playing away games that Americans don’t care about. Our politicians are clueless our opponents. Our generals refused to tell the truth during their 1 year deployments because they can kick the can down the road; to report that success is not likely in the long run is career suicide. But hey, they could say during their time in command that they trained xxxxxx friendly soldiers or delivered yyyyy weapons to friendly soldiers, even though those aren’t necessarily linked to victory.

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Great review, and good selection of quotes. I think his books have been studiously ignored, as if written in Russian and completely invisible to English speakers in institutional positions. But this goes to the heart of the matter - people are paid and rewarded in the enabling institutions as the mission of "full spectrum dominance" cannot be questioned, to paraphrase Margret Thatcher "TINA".

The books apt title does lead to the conclusion that the American version of imperialism is leading to bankruptcy and dissolution.

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Agreed. There is a growing body of alternative literature that is actually taboo to mainstream propaganda victims.

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Great review. I'm sure Andrei appreciates it. I have it, just haven't found the time to read it yet - too busy tracking the new Middle East war. That war may prove to be "America's Final War", if as I suspect it will end with Israel destroyed and the US driven from the Middle East forever.

I lay that out in my recent Substack articles:

Armageddon in the Middle East - Part 1 - Why It's Inevitable

https://richardstevenhack.substack.com/p/armageddon-in-the-middle-east-part-a9a

Armageddon in The Middle East - Part 2 - Correlation of Forces and Methods

https://richardstevenhack.substack.com/p/armageddon-in-the-middle-east-part

Armageddon in The Middle East - Part 3 - Scenarios and Implications

https://richardstevenhack.substack.com/p/armageddon-in-the-middle-east-part-8a2

Armageddon in The Middle East - Part 4 - The Nuclear Option

https://richardstevenhack.substack.com/p/armageddon-in-the-middle-east-part-b3e

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Just read it. I tend to take a jaundiced view of WWIII - my take is that it happens when either major conventional armies meet or nukes fly. Anything else is a regional war, however much it impacts the globe in terms of "Great Games" and the economy and the like.

That said, pretty much everything in your piece is spot on.

The one area I think is overblown by most people is the notion of an American "Civil war 2.0." I don't think anyone in the US has the guts to actually conduct large-scale conflict in US cities. The so-called "militias" are a joke, heavily infiltrated by the government (when they aren't being pushed by the government to justify said infiltration.) Everyone else is too busy trying to survive.

This is not to say that there won't be large-scale rioting and other violence. Those are perfect for the government to keep the ignorant electorate divided and under control. But the probability of any significant threat to the survival of the current oligarchic state is in my view nil.

I've said for years - "I am record for many years", as Andrei Martyanov constantly states - that the US will be brought down only by one or both of two events: 1) a major military loss - and by that I mean the loss of major US military assets, i.e., half the carrier fleet and hundreds of aircraft and tens of thousand of soldiers, not just the US packing up and going home, and/or 2) an economic "collapse" (whatever "collapse" looks like.) The latter might spur some electorate movement toward removing the clowns in office - assuming elections are still allowed - but I don't see any sort of "revolution" in the future. US citizens just aren't capable in my view. Too dumb and too weak.

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Sep 25Liked by Richard C. Cook

I pay much heed to Andrei Martyanov's analysis and insights.

Thanks for an excellent summary of the man and his work along with your own insights and knowledge. 👍

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Martyanov is formidable, one of the best. The irony, as you pointed out, is that he is Russian. That fact, in itself, bolsters the meta-lesson of our times - That Russia, and Russians, have come back from the brink of extinction at the hands of the Western Piracy, yet again. I hope that this time, they safely and securely hang all the pirates at the next iteration, and a proper one this time, of the Nuremberg Trials.

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Sep 25Liked by Richard C. Cook

Indeed. Very well put.

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Most excellent. One of the nicest and most trenchant reads I've had the pleasure of indulging in recently.

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You deserve more comments R.C.C.

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https://les7eb.substack.com/p/genocide-and-economics

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Thanks for your comment! Will check out the reference.

RC

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Hello Richard C. It was remiss of me to not thank you for your very rich and detailed review of a complex book. I want to buy and read it, but as things often turn out, it may not happen. I have a good idea now of what this book is about which is a lot better than nothing.

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