Robin SmithThe Los Angeles Times published an article on Oct. 9 titled “Is Russia attempting to influence the election? The Obama administration says it is.” Echoing these same sentiments, other news stories ran that featured this quote from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, “We have never in the history of our country been in a situation [where] a foreign power is working so hard to influence the outcome of the election.”
It’s obvious through the activities of Russia in recent days, whether about this election, the dominance of military presence in the Middle East or the in-your-face invasion of its neighboring nation Ukraine that this nation is seeking global prominence. It’s also obvious that America is not standing our ground on the global stage; Russia clearly has filled this vacuum, as evidenced most recently in its leading role in the Middle East conflicts.
Russia is not the friend of America. Russia wants to remove the U.S. from its perceived position as “the leader of the free world.” That is a fact.
Americans also should have deep concerns that our nation’s cybersecurity is clearly weak at best if a foreign nation can, with apparent ease, access email files of both major political parties and operatives within those organizations and campaigns. Hence, the justified concern about Clinton’s use of an unsecured server in her home’s bathroom closet. It’s good to see the newfound concern the Democrats now have about secured information and transactions.
So, if outside influence, specifically in an election, is so reprehensible by a foreign government, then explain this statement by the strategist for Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in March 2015: “What was not well reported in the American media is that President Obama and his allies were playing in the election to defeat Prime Minister Netanyahu.”