[Wonder Warthog]

"So what possible explanation is there for the fact that today — at a moment when both the U.S. and Russia face the common enemy of Islamist terrorism — hard-liners within the Bush administration, and especially in the office of Vice President Dick Cheney, are arguing for a new tough line against Moscow along the lines of a scaled-down Cold War?"

Since Russia appears to have helped Saddam move his WMD's to Syria, and is aiding and abetting Iran, it ain't the US that is "heating things up".

[trebb]

Since Russia appears to have helped Saddam move his WMD's to Syria, and is aiding and abetting Iran, it ain't the US that is "heating things up".

That and some overtures to China would seem to indicate that Russia wants another chance at being the next superpower...