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2009-10-15 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Russia Resists U.S. Position on Sanctions for Iran

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Posted by Steve White 2009-10-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 It's merely a public display of the intellectual supremecy Russia has over the 5th graders running our government.

I would have paid to listen to my KGB mirror laugh at Hillary at her speech. Russians are well studied and know more about our country than we do. They certainly know more about our Constitution. They are like a cat playing with a mouse. Their stature shall begin to build and build fast as ours diminish.

Good job America, you destroyed yourself on foolish notions that Russians used to have which they promised to bury US with.

Prophetic.

Posted by newc">newc 2009-10-15 00:24|| 2009-10-15 00:24|| Front Page Top

#2 It's merely a public display of the intellectual supremecy Russia has over the 5th graders running our government.

Too bad noob presidents like Noobama get to pick their own advisors. Might not hurt to have a few more experienced advisors from previous administrations laying around. The russians have had their leadership in place for years, so they're going to play the noobs for chumps every time.

Posted by gorb 2009-10-15 01:36|| 2009-10-15 01:36|| Front Page Top

#3
(1) Russians like selling weapons---it makes them feel they haven't, quite, descended to the level of being totally dependent on their oil exports.
(2) Since they are totally dependent on their oil exports, they like troubles in ME = rise in the price of oil.
(3) Russia sees Iran as strategic partner---the way USA sees Saudia (and with the same inability to see the drawbacks).
(4)Russians really, really hate Saudia for inciting & financing Jihad in Russia and its "near abroad".
(5) Russians really despise Obama---and the country which elected him.
(i)The contempt of old KGB grads like Putin & Co to western left has no bounds.
(ii) Russia on race is where USA was in 1920.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-10-15 03:44|| 2009-10-15 03:44|| Front Page Top

#4 Nice set of rationalizations; could you do the same for the europeans??? Just asking.

Posted by anonymous5089 2009-10-15 10:45|| 2009-10-15 10:45|| Front Page Top

#5 Europeans, nothing could be simpler.
They don't call it Eurabia for nothing, and Iran makes Arabs very nervous.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-10-15 14:45|| 2009-10-15 14:45|| Front Page Top

#6 Hum, Grumpy G(r)om, agreed on the rationalizations, though I did express myself badly : you're all set to find excuse for russia being blantantly your country's ennemy, because, AFAIK, you've got an hard-on (excuse my french) for Motherland - just like many euro wingnuts, by the way.
This was not really relevant to iran, actually, I was just wondering if you'd find the same kind of "attenuating circumstances" to Europe, somehow excusing its actions by pointing out its own interests and its blindspots and all, but that was mostly rethorical.

Posted by anonymous5089 2009-10-15 15:05|| 2009-10-15 15:05|| Front Page Top

#7 A5089, I guess you don't understand the difference between explaining the facts of somebody's position and justifyig it.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-10-15 15:20|| 2009-10-15 15:20|| Front Page Top

#8 I don't understand much, that I'll acknowledge readily, but you do justify their position. Why don't you do the same for the paleos? For the EUcrats? For iran? All actually have justifiable reasons (if only to them) to base their actions on. Why only take the time for russia, instead of lumping them with the EU?

Posted by anonymous5089 2009-10-15 15:45|| 2009-10-15 15:45|| Front Page Top

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