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2008-09-11 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russia threatens to target US missile defenses

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Posted by Fred 2008-09-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 I don't think the good general quite understands what anti missile defenses do.

Posted by ed 2008-09-11 02:02|| 2008-09-11 02:02|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm with you, ed. Sounds like the vodka talking. Seems to be a lot of that going around in Russian circles, lately. Anyone el;se have a better explanation?

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2008-09-11 05:09|| 2008-09-11 05:09|| Front Page Top

#3 The statement itself kind of reinforces the argument for the need of a missile defense network, doesn't it?

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-09-11 08:35|| 2008-09-11 08:35|| Front Page Top

#4 He's trying to scare Eastern European countries from helping because Missile Defense will stop Russian arms sales and eventually become good enough to stop Russian missile threats.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-09-11 11:26|| 2008-09-11 11:26|| Front Page Top

#5 Someone ought to refer the general to Sarah

Posted by Kelly 2008-09-11 14:36|| 2008-09-11 14:36|| Front Page Top

#6 Palin said tonight that we should admit both Georgia and Ukraine to NATO - and defend them against Russia, with war if necessary.

Posted by lotp 2008-09-11 19:23|| 2008-09-11 19:23|| Front Page Top

#7 CNN + MSNBC/CNBC > RUSSIA is reportedly NOT READY to formally integrate or merge SOUTH OSSETIA WID NORTH OSSETIA. nor to allow any UNIFIED OSSETIA to declare local autonomy or independence from Russia.

I'm interpreting this as RUSS, vee its COVERT FEAR of its pres anti-US Ally FUTURE NUCLEAR IRAN/ISLAMISM, PREFERS TO KEEP OSSETIAN MUSLIMS SEPARATE AND LOCALLY MILPOL WEAK, AT LEAST FOR A TIME.

RUSSIA = IMO PREFERS NOT TO HELP ITS ALLY FUTURE NUCLEAR IRAN, ETC. ANY MORE THAN ABSOLUT NECESSARY VV THE US-ALLIES.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-09-11 21:48|| 2008-09-11 21:48|| Front Page Top

#8 As for the above Artic, RUSSIA is threatening to attack not only US GMD MissBases in Poland + Czech but support MissFacs in NATO PROPER - IOW, RUSS IS OVERTLY SUBTLY THREATENING TO ATTACK NATO = WESTERN EUROPE/EU.

That being said, COVERTLY DENIABLY IT IS MY BELIEF RUSS IS INDIR BULLYING NATO + EU TO MODERNIZE AND MILITARIZE AMAP ASAP IN ORDER TO CYA COVER RUSS BACK IN CASE CENTRAL ASIA = LARGE PARTS OF ASIA FALLS TO RADICAL ISLAM [Nukular].

PUT ANOTHER WAY, RUSS IS BULLYING NATO-EU TO ENSURE THE LATTER'S MILPOL + GEOGRAPHICAL? EXPANSION + PRESENCE IN ASIA, on the worse-case scenario where it may have to throw Russ Manifest Destiny to the Four Winds, and formally join NATO-EU to save itself.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-09-11 22:02|| 2008-09-11 22:02|| Front Page Top

#9 The RUSSO-GEORGIAN CONFLICT, perhaps moreso than the anti-Insurgent/Militant efforts in Afghanistan + Pakistan, FORMALLY SIGNALS THE US-ALLIES IS NOW IN A WAR AGZ RADICAL ISLAM FOR THE DE FACTO CONTROL AND DOMINATION OF ASIA, includ Pan-Mainland Local-Regional Enclaves + NORASIA + WESTPAC/SOPAC [e.g. Philippines].

* NEWS > VARIOUS > ANALYSTS: MUSLIM UNREST/STRIFES IN PHILIPPINES CAN SPREAD TO NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES.

As a reminder, Pre- and post-911 [old] > it makes no difference to anti-US Lefties, Globalists, etal. IFF THE US UNILATER VOLUNTEERS TO ACCEPT LEFTISM-SOCIALISM, ETC. OR IS MILPOL FORCED TO DO SO BY THE UNO = WORLD COMMUNITY.

CAN THE FUTURE OWG USSA = OWG GLOBAL SSR/USR SAVE ASIA + WORLD ON A VOLUNTEER ARMY + A NON/SEMI-MILITARIZED-SOCI NATION-SOCIETY???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-09-11 22:18|| 2008-09-11 22:18|| Front Page Top

#10 Re #8:

Interesting theory, Joseph. More judo than chess. But then Putin is a judoka, eh?

Posted by SteveS 2008-09-11 22:21|| 2008-09-11 22:21|| Front Page Top

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