House of Paine

great game II

TODAY 
ALL THE MOMENTARY CHATTER
IS OF 
THE GREAT DNEIPER DIVIDE 

THE NEW FRONTEER OF WESTERN EUROPE 

150 years AGO 
IT WAS 
THE CRIMEA

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BRITAIN CAME TO AID 
THE CRUMBLING TURK 

WITH CONTINENTAL  HELP
NO LESS

 THAT IMPERIAL FARCE
            FRANCE 
 AND A FEATHERY CHUNK OF MULTI STATED ITALY 
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WHAT GHASTLY FUN


  NIGHTINGALE AND NO BANDAGES 

LOGISTICAL  HIGH JINX
 BEYOND 
HIGH DICKENS BARNACLISM 

THEN THE PIECE DE...

THE LIGHT BRIGADE 
NUT HEADED CANNON RUN
     
THE SUPPLE POMP OF THE FRAUD  PAM 

ETC ETC ETC 

AH THE UPPER CRUSTY BRITS WERE 
SUCH BEAUTIFUL BLOODY FOOLS  THEN .....

NOW 
WHAT HAVE THEY GOT

A NEUTERED IAGO 
IN BUTLERS PANTS 

AND WE 
THEIR GRESES 
FLEA BITEN COUSINS 
ARE  THE MAIN ACT 

MY GOD 
BACK THEN 
OUT SIDE OF A FEW PORT CITIES
WE WERE BARELY HUMAN !

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THEN IT WAS 

THE OTTOMAN DILEMMA
 
ON ONE SIDE:

THIS WAS STILL PRE RAILROAD RUSSIA 
SO  
THE BEAR'SMAIN GREAT GAME LUST
WAS FOR A  WARM WATER PORT

IMAGINE 
 
THE DISTANT PROSPECT 
OF A RECOVERED CONSTANTINOPLE
AND AN ORTHODOX 
 BRAKE OUT INTO THE MIDDLE SEA  

ON THE OTHER SIDE  ?

SIMPLE 

ENFORCING THE STOP SIGN 

BEAR CONTAINMENT 
THATS IT

JOBS ALPHA TO OMEGA 

NOW WHAT IS IT 
           

  THE WEST MOVES EAST 

NAPOLEON HITLER 
             NOW BUSH AND BLAIR ?


DON'T COUNT ON IT  

THAT CLOSE TO HIS DEN 

FOR NOW AT LEAST  
WE'LL
 WAIT TILL THE FRUIT DROPS OFF THE TREE
     AND ROLLS TO UZ  
 
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STILL WE PLAY AT BIG BAD BEAR BAITING

AND ITS DANGEROUS

THE OTHER DAY I SAW 
THIS HENRT WALLACE LINE
FROM HIS ANTI KOLD WAR  CRUSADE 

'THIS CAN  ONLY END ONE WAY
 WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS 
MAYBE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS 
OF AMERICAN BOYS 
 LYING FACE DOWN
DEAD IN THEIR ARCTIC SUITS
 SOME WHERE ON THE FROZEN STEPPES OF RUSSIA  '

SILLY THEN

WHEN WE HADN'T THE SLIGHTEST NOTION 
OF STARTING  A GROUND WAR IN EUROPE
LET ALONE DRIVING ALL THE WAY TO STALIN GRAD 
   

BUT 
SINCE  NOW 
AND
FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS 
ITS BEEN 
 NOT CONTAINMENT  
 ITS BEEN SHAMELESS  ROLL BACK 

HENRY THE SPACE SHOT
THE GURU OF HUDOO 
 MAY HAVE BEEN 
 SILLY THEN  

BUT 
  TODAY ?
         WELLLLLLLL

 SURELY
NOT JUST YET

  BUT THERES RESOURCES OUT THERE 

AND RUSSIA MAY LOOK QUITE DIFFERENT 
IN SAY 20 YEARS 

YES 
THE WHEEL HAS A FEW MORE TURNS 
  TO MAKE
 
BUT SOME DAY
WE COULD GET TO THOSE FROZEN STEPPES  

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