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2007-02-10 Europe

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Posted by tipper 2007-02-10 10:35|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Nobody feels secure anymore because nobody can hide behind international law

Hey Putie... you only need to hide behind a curtain if you are guilty of doing something bad that requires hiding.

So.. What did you do or what are you about to do that is wrong enough to feel a reason to hide?

Posted by 3dc 2007-02-10 10:52|| 2007-02-10 10:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Putie - ya'll be wanting some polonium spice for your Cherrios?

Posted by 3dc 2007-02-10 10:56|| 2007-02-10 10:56|| Front Page Top

#3 Putin has attacked the United States for what he said was its "almost uncontained" use of force around the world.

Don't know about you Vlad, but I'm hoping for the "almost" part to go away.

Posted by gromgoru 2007-02-10 11:55|| 2007-02-10 11:55|| Front Page Top

#4 LOL good old KGB propaganda, still pushing it because if you look around Europe and the rest of the world it's working, aided by the BBC and NYT.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2007-02-10 14:50|| www.sockpuppetofdoom.com]">[www.sockpuppetofdoom.com] 2007-02-10 14:50|| Front Page Top

#5 Poor Russia. Dreaming and acting like they still are a superpower and not circling the toilet of history.

Its ok, Putie. Just don't blow yourself up in the process.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-02-10 14:53|| 2007-02-10 14:53|| Front Page Top

#6 Putin is very smart and realistic. He he realizes he has an alcoholic, dying population with lots of oil, gas and natural resources. Russian society and culture was not strong enough to withstand 3+ generations of totalitarianism. Life expectancy has plummetted. The birth rate is way too low to sustain their population. They are surrounded by restless Muslims.

Given this reality, he's adopted a strategy based on deriving maximum leverage from Russia's natural resources, selling high tech weapons to enemies of America (and what's left of the West) and rhetoric like this.

Posted by JAB 2007-02-10 15:11|| 2007-02-10 15:11|| Front Page Top

#7 What's pootie-mouth going to say when he discovers that the muzzies are less afraid of him than they are of the US, and see Russia as an easy target? An aging, failing population, lots of natural resources, and no political, social, or cultural integrity would be an easier target than the United States, and closer to home. It really sucks to be stuck on stoopid, doesn't it, pootie?

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-02-10 18:03|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-02-10 18:03|| Front Page Top

#8 He is smart, but short sighted. His best long term hope for survival would be to lock step with the US and sell them lots of resources and make money.

He is making sure we put him into the "not friendly" column and leave his country to rot.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-02-10 18:44|| 2007-02-10 18:44|| Front Page Top

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