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2004-09-07 Russia

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-09-07 11:39:07 AM|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I've always thought, that if we wanted our war against terrorism to succeed, we needed to reconize everyone's problem with it, and help them. In this I think Mr Putin is right. We need to help them.

Posted by plainslow 2004-09-07 11:50:36 AM|| 2004-09-07 11:50:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 This is likely to be the Sr to Mid-level "Career Diplomats" in our beloved State Dept running their own Foreign Policy. Many have said it here before, there needs to be a major housecleaning at State - to remove the elitist arrogant unelected (and largely unaccountable) fuckwits at State who think they know better than everyone else - and will prove it by undermining the Admin.

These are the same people who have repeatedly made a total hash of things - via the mixed messages and half-assed efforts when they deign to act at all - from Joe Wilson antics to NorK to China to Chechnya.

It's our very own internal Ivy League Snob Mob of UN-styled multiculti appeaceniks and intelligentsia.

Posted by .com 2004-09-07 11:59:59 AM|| 2004-09-07 11:59:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 No argument from me. Happy hunting, Mr. Putin.

Posted by BH 2004-09-07 12:00:41 PM|| 2004-09-07 12:00:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 More likely than Putin being upset over America's willingness to talk to Chechens, I bet what really got Putin panties wadded was the response by the American papers and press. And who can blame him? Everything I saw from talking heads on Fox to BBC put forth that the concept that whole incident was "caused" by Russia's "poorly trained, underequipped, underpaid, military, who were "unprepared". As if one could be.

Whoa! Slow down there, Russian cowboys. That's just what the press and talking heads say. As such, it follows that the majority of Americans disagree.

Posted by B 2004-09-07 12:02:58 PM|| 2004-09-07 12:02:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Let's have a little chin-chin about those nuclear reactors in Iran you're being so helpful about, Vladdie...

Posted by mojo 2004-09-07 12:17:25 PM|| 2004-09-07 12:17:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Good point mojo

Posted by plainslow 2004-09-07 12:23:19 PM|| 2004-09-07 12:23:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 This is likely to be the Sr to Mid-level "Career Diplomats" in our beloved State Dept running their own Foreign Policy. Many have said it here before, there needs to be a major housecleaning at State - to remove the elitist arrogant unelected (and largely unaccountable) fuckwits at State who think they know better than everyone else - and will prove it by undermining the Admin.

.com = this is the root of Putin's frustration. And our career Mad-Cow-Disease affected bureaucrats at the State Dept need to be retired.

Posted by BigEd 2004-09-07 1:20:50 PM|| 2004-09-07 1:20:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 #5 Let's have a little chin-chin about those nuclear reactors in Iran you're being so helpful about, Vladdie...

Bingo, mojo. Until ~~Ras~~Putin purchases a clue about Iranian terrorism and its connection to Beslan, all of his wrathful indignation is mere window dressing.

Posted by Zenster 2004-09-07 2:02:29 PM|| 2004-09-07 2:02:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 BigEd's right! This is State that wants to jaw with the Chechens.
Happily, Rummy has condemned it!
Rumsfeld Condemns Terror Attack in Russia

Posted by GreatestJeneration 2004-09-07 4:09:20 PM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com] 2004-09-07 4:09:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 why should we help putin in his war on terror? H He doesn't seem too care about helping the US do anything in our war on terror besides sell the enemy weapons.

Posted by smokeysinse 2004-09-07 6:39:42 PM|| 2004-09-07 6:39:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 That would be the career ~~UN agents~~ State Department types who are rooting for Msr Kerry.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-09-07 8:52:51 PM|| 2004-09-07 8:52:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 He doesn't seem too care about helping the US do anything in our war on terror besides sell the enemy weapons.

That's the quid pro quo, smokey. If ~~Ras~~Putin wants our help, he's got to cut off the arms pipeline. Too bad everybody's in bed with communist China. It'd be really nice if Russia wouldn't sell them that $900 Million TMD (Theater Missile Defense) package. Wishful thinking, I know.

Posted by Zenster 2004-09-07 10:08:41 PM|| 2004-09-07 10:08:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 OHhh...and we're suppose to forget about the fact that the Russians hampered our push into Iraq, by providing jammers to our JDAM bombs to the Iraqi side; and night vision goggles to the enemy also!! What about the trinary positioning by RUSSIA, France, and Germany in the United Nations against us, from the start?! Yes, as I always say, "what goes around, comes around: including you...Mr. Putin!

Posted by smn 2004-09-07 11:24:07 PM|| 2004-09-07 11:24:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 I am dumbfounded! You're on-topic and making salient points! Gosharoonies, smn, you're going to give me a heart attack! Bravo!

Indeed, Tsar Putty does have some explaining to do, some past betrayals (especially since he did the face-to-face with Bush before he stabbed us in the back) to answer for, and no reasons for us to trust him. None.

I'd prefer to deal with someone else - and his pop idol game may fall flat on its face if he doesn't get very serious about internal reforms and help the average Russian up off the floor. I may get my wish.

Posted by .com 2004-09-08 12:20:36 AM|| 2004-09-08 12:20:36 AM|| Front Page Top

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