How is justone's nationality relevant here? Are you saying that the opinions of Russians are automatically invalid unless they're anti-Russian in nature? You want what you think is best for YOUR country, don't you?
Virtually everything he posted he either misrepresented or at worse was meaningless to what he replied to.
They where all though classic Putin era Russian propaganda.
I didn't take the Soviets as credible when they did that and I won't take their kids as credible when they do it.
Obama has never been a fan of the missile defense system in Europe. It has nothing to do with Putin "walking all over him."
So what?
He still put it on the table. He did this after Russian threatens towards NATO allies Poland and the Czech Republic.
He also put them on the table knowing full well whatever he gets in return will not be worth the trade.
Threaten + get concession=walking all over him.
Well whether you like it or not, the Ukraine is a lot more culturally similar to Russia than it is to the United States. As long as the Ukrainians are content to be within Russia's sphere of influence, and as long as they aren't posing a threat to other nations, it's really not your concern.
Ukraine is trying to get into NATO. I beleive they are in somehting like a stage 3 in entry(iow actively working with and training with NATO forces)
They are not content to be under Russia and their biggest threat fear..is a Russian invasion.
USA also has a defense agreement with the Ukraine...as part of a deal for them to dismantle al the former soviet nuclear weapons they possessed.
Nothing is more likely to end in a war then the mentality you just expressed.
Putting something up for negotiation is not the same as making a deal. And at any rate, "making a deal" is not necessarily a horrible thing.
The "deal" is the arms agreement..what was put up was not part of the arms agreement. You're mixing two things together.
In the arms agreement though is a clause that woudl in the end significantly restrict the size of nuclear capable delivery devices...primarily aircraft..Russia doesn't need as many aircraft as the USA does..if you don't know why...buy a globe.
I see. So you expect Russia to capitulate to all American demands, but you are unwilling to negotiate on anything at all that concerns Russia. :roll:
If that's what you see then you can't see.
No, but it is a nice goodwill gesture when you're trying to repair a geopolitical relationship that has been badly damaged. Russia gave us a present (the transit line to Afghanistan) and we gave them a present (a nuke reduction agreement). Neither are of much consequence to the country giving them away, but both are at least perceived as being important in the other country. Nothing wrong with a show of good faith.
Our relations are no worse then usual with Russia..Democrat cam,paign sign slogan.
The transit thing Russia almost flippantly announced before the meetings had nothing to do with the primary point of the meetings..the arms control talks. There was not trade in political or diplomatic terms there.
You still haven't said what Obama conceded that will harm the United States. I'll wait. :2wave:
Annexations of Georgian territory by Russia have been conceded as done by Obama.
I don't like these line responses because they are often used to ignore the points being made.
Nothing I replied to here was not already replied to before.
