[RussianConservative]

causing harm to America and the free West

Last I check it is most "free" West who against America loudest...you know US "allie" France, Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Norway, Denmark and other. It was Putin who push Chirak and Shroader to sign UN bill that help Bush and it Putin who kill Kyoto which would hurt most America...and America did sign on to it even if not ratify.

[GOP_1900AD]

Stop twisting reality. In reality, Putin negotiated a back stabbing move on the parts of Germany and France. He no doubt used France's and Germany's flagrant violations of UN Sanctions against Ba'athist Iraq as well as Germany's large investment exposure in Russia as levers in order to help engineer the conspiracy (a real one, not imaginary...;). Other Western nations are in accord with the US to varying degrees. Clearly, the emerging geopolitical situation is not as simple as "East-West." It is more like, the hard core of Magna Cartian English speaking nations along with various other allies who would stand to lose much in a world dominated by Mordor... oops, I meant to write, the Trans-Eurasian Axis. Some of our other allies in this emerging situation include Japan, Taiwan, Israel, and, perhaps, much chagrin to Moscow, India. I will admit clearly here that there are *many* here in the New Alliance who do not get it and who cling to the 1990s. They still trade with the PRC and Pakistan. Some of them are into the 3rd way, and still promote antiquated Fabian Socialist programs. They are out of touch. A new world emerges. We either deal with it or stand in denial, non understanding what is happening. We all can chose.