You may consider Russia weak, but obviously it is not behaving as if it were weak.
Putin is arming Venezuela
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/opinion/archive/s_303563.html
Putin is arming Syria
http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/index.jsp?section=papers&code=05-D_09
Russian espionage activities now are at the same level as the cold war.
http://strategypage.com/messageboards/messages/47-1684.asp
The world is full of strong players and Bush is playing it right.
Russia is up to it's old tricks again of funding US enemies. Communism didn't die it just went underground and is back bigger than ever right now because the EU see's it as a counter to the US power being as they can't afford a real military for about another 15-20 years.