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2019-07-10 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russia approves 1,250-mile highway through its territory which will connect China to Europe under Xi Jinping's scheme to dominate global trade

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Posted by Skidmark 2019-07-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Time to start playing the Russia Card against China.

Posted by Lex 2019-07-10 00:29|| 2019-07-10 00:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Approval is one thing; getting it built is another. I hope this is their Boston's Big Dig.

Posted by Raj 2019-07-10 00:48|| 2019-07-10 00:48|| Front Page Top

#3 building a 1000+ mi four lane road in Russia shouldn't be the kind of ordeal it would be in the US, e.g., witness the experience of the progress of I-69 which was designated back in 1991 and is currently about 25% complete

no enviromental orgs armed with hundreds of lawyers and feeding off bizzare feel good legislation

no extortion from labor unions

no prohibition against using prison labor

no rate commission that has to approve toll increases

no ROW acquisition delays

you do have to bribe the right people however

Posted by lord garth 2019-07-10 01:23|| 2019-07-10 01:23|| Front Page Top

#4 no prohibition against using prison labor

Esp North Koreans.

Posted by Skidmark 2019-07-10 07:11|| 2019-07-10 07:11|| Front Page Top

#5 The only people to conquer Russia were the Mongols coming from the east. Just saying.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-07-10 07:45|| 2019-07-10 07:45|| Front Page Top

#6 China only cares about China. They have very poor relations with neighbors. In any serious conflict I see them alone. They bleed any other as a Wraith.

Posted by Dale 2019-07-10 07:48|| 2019-07-10 07:48|| Front Page Top

#7 Normally TPTB "sell" the land-title near to the road junctions to those politically connected who'll gain from the taxpayer funded largesse.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2019-07-10 09:25|| 2019-07-10 09:25|| Front Page Top

#8 The only people to conquer Russia were the Mongols coming from the east. Just saying.
Posted by Procopius2k 2019-07

From your keyboard to God's inbox P2k. The Russians need to understand who their biggest threat is.

Posted by jpal 2019-07-10 10:13|| 2019-07-10 10:13|| Front Page Top

#9 I would *totally* want my economy to depend on a 1,000 mile road thru Russia. That goes for people at both ends of the pipe.

Posted by SteveS 2019-07-10 10:32|| 2019-07-10 10:32|| Front Page Top

#10 Consider USA E/W Interstates 70, 80, 40, 20.

Posted by Skidmark 2019-07-10 10:58|| 2019-07-10 10:58|| Front Page Top

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