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With all the controversy that surrounded the appointment of John Bolton (haha I accidentally wrote Michael Bolton at first) as the US ambassador to the UN, the man had a point. The UN is messed up.

So what is the deal with us third culture kids? Do you even know what it means to be a third culture child? My life, my childhood, has been filled with obstacles and hardships that many Americans just don't understand or even want to understand. Why is it that many people's eyes glaze over when I begin to tell of life outside the United States?

How does this fail to pick up news. I know we are in the mists of a historic election cycle but this could cause potential war. Kosovo declares their independence and now Russia is mad and will use "Military Force" We are allies with Kosovo we recognize their independence. This will just get us involved. Two world powers this is could undoubtedly start another world war.

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SO! Kosovo declared independence today! Yay Kosovo. But what should you know about the repercussions of this historic event?

Wait, what? What the hell is Kosovo?

In America if you lived in the 50's or if your old enough to remeber politcs up through the early 90's then you probably have a skewed view on communism. most likely if you got all your 'facts' and information from the propaganda machine that is the TV media you believe communism is inherantly evil and anything associated with communism is evil.

Russia is a nation with a very big ego and huge taste for power. In the minds of Russian leaders the cold war never ended, and ever since they've been struggling to remain relevant in world politics. Russia has consistently made indirect threats to the United States and tried to form a sort of friendship with our strategic enemies.

Time magazine made a poor choice. He removed any chance of rule by the people, After so much effort.
He has placed himself as one man rule. Putin.

Democracy is a very bad form of government, but all the others are so much worse.
Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

I do believe the current Leading US General in IRAQ has brought more effective change than Putin.