[mick]

I'm old enough to remember “We will bury you" When the truth was they were weakening economically and unable to feed their people.

Something doesn't smell right with all this bluster. All of a sudden we get the invasion of Georgia, the Fleet visiting Chavez, Bear Bombers flying off the US east coast. Nukes pointed at Poland, etc.

Could this be a symptom of some kind of internal power struggle ?

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

I think there is a secret alliance between Russia, China and Iran - a sort of ‘the enemy of my enemy is my friend.’ Everything possible should be done to undermine this alliance. Plant seeds of doubt, paranoia, betrayal, etc. They will turn on each eventually (because all three want to dominate the world) but it can’t hurt to exploit this early and often :-)

[lmr]

It doesn't pass the smell test... Something else is afoot.

I think these are acts of desperation. Whether that be for Internal or External stimuli, I am not certain.

[itsahoot]

I'm old enough to remember “We will bury you" When the truth was they were weakening economically and unable to feed their people.

Unfortunately they are rolling in dough, being the second largest oil producer after Saudi Arabia. What they are doing now is over control of a major pipeline into Europe.

There was an excellent one hour show on FOX last night, showing what Russia has become in a short time with oil money. Putin alone has amassed 40,000,000,000.00.

[justa-hairyape]

Could this be a symptom of some kind of internal power struggle ?

Either that or Russia has written off using the Iranians as their pitchfork. Apparently Iran was about to be taken out of the picture by the Israelis. So Russia is now at least upping the ante and may trying to drive some armor columns into Tehran.

Internal Russian power struggle is also very possible.

[Candor7]

Bear Bombers flying off the US east coast>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Roger that,

Before the Georgia Invasion the skys over my home in Northern Vermont were empty except for the occasional high flying commercial A/C.

Now the Green Mountain Boys from Vermont's National Air Guard,158th Fighter Wing , flying F16s, make ( numbers purposefully omitted) sorties over my home each day, on their way to the coast from Burlington, VT, flying Eastward.

God Bless 'em.

[Alia]

Thank you for posting what’s been simmering in my noodle today - yes, “some kind of internal power struggle ?” going on. I can see parts of what this struggle might be; but there’s far more which remains elusive, and certainly not yet revealed.

[Scotswife]

“Could this be a symptom of some kind of internal power struggle ? “

There have been stories recently of megarish russians buying up the most expensive mansions on the riviera - but becoming social pariahs to the locals with their hedonistic behavior.

Forget about John Edward’s “two americas”.

I’m guessing there are “two russias”, and most russians are not enjoying the riviera.
Most are not enjoying a decent house.