[flashbunny]

...your premise being that we still have some sort of cold war animosity left over between us and russia - which is also a theoretical question based on the false assumption that they are something other than the militarily weak (except for nuclear) power that they now are.

So you pose a question based on two false premises - that there is some sort of cold war still going on, and that russia actually would be able to put some credible military force near our borders. Then someone comes up with an historical analogy, and you say, hey, no fair, that's old news - while all you're doing is trying to start a debate on facts that are no longer accurate. Sorta like having your cake and eating it, too, but not exactly.

And what the hell does it matter what russia thinks? We would be putting troops in sovereign countries - they no longer hold any power over these former bloc countries. Maybe that's what they're afraid of - a final nail in their coffin of former 'greatness'. The only question is why are you afraid of it, and why do you give a damn what russia thinks?

[Hunble]

Ever play the game of RISK?

Poland, Bulgaria, Iraq and Afghanistan are very wise placements of forces.

This basically created a line from North to South, right down the middle of some of the most difficult regions in modern history.

Who wants to make the next move?