U.S. AND RUSSIA HAVE NO REASON TO ARGUE, SAYS AMERICAN EXPERT

RIA Novosti ^ | 7/05/2005

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MOSCOW, May 6. (RIA Novosti) - U.S. and Russian approaches to the development of democracy on post-Soviet territory may not coincide, but that does not mean they should argue, says Dimitri Simes, an American political expert and president of the Nixon Center, in an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda, a popular daily.

In his opinion, when the U.S. president arrives in Moscow to attend the celebrations marking the end of WWII, the U.S. side will display its "great desire to achieve mutual understanding on a number of issues." The U.S. expert singles out Russian-U.S. interaction on the post-Soviet territory as a key subject of discussion.

When answering a question as to whether Washington supported the desire of Georgian and Ukrainian presidents to promote "color revolutions" in CIS countries, Simes said he did not believe President Bush had hatched some sort of a plot with the Georgian and Ukrainian leaders. However, he said there were influential forces in the United States that would welcome such a scenario. Simes said there were certain leaders, especially in GUUAM member countries, who would want to sow discord between Russia and the U.S., to cause a clash of their interests, thereby proving their super-loyalty to Washington.

Simes said the White House administration had a certain inclination to encourage democracy in the former Soviet Union. In that respect, the U.S. political scientist said Russian and American views of certain CIS presidents did not coincide. For instance, Saakashvili, "despite all his drawbacks is on the side of angels for the U.S. because he is a proponent of partnership with America. Moscow, on the contrary, considers him a leader who tries to score points through confrontation with Russia." Nevertheless, "there is no reason for us to argue because of these differences," Simes insists.

[FReepaholic]

Just because it appears the US and Russia are arguing in public doesn't mean they are arguing behind the scenes.

[GarySpFc]

If Tailgunner Joe has any say about it they will be arguing.

[Lion in Winter]

You wrote:"If Tailgunner Joe has any say about it they will be arguing."

What I love about it that he has ABSOLUTELY NO SAY AT ALL IN THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE USA AND RUSSIA.

He makes lots of noise, but so does an empty barrel!! LOLOLOL!!!

[Lion in Winter]

"Simes said there were certain leaders, especially in GUUAM member countries, who would want to sow discord between Russia and the U.S., to cause a clash of their interests, thereby proving their super-loyalty to Washington"

AH, yes and there we see the real reason behind the sowers of discordance!!

And, why do they want to APPEAR to be super loyal to Washington????

Why... to get their greedy little mits in UNCLE SUGAR'S.... very deep pockets$$$$$$... Of course!!

As an American taxpayer and veteran, I do not want to give US money to Europeans.

I want to see it spent HERE to help OUR OWN PEOPLE!!

I am tired of foreign aid. Let the dolts in Europe, EARN their own way in the world. If they are so darned INDEPENDENT, then they should pay their own way!!