US Hits Back After Putin Tirade

The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 2-12-2007 | Adrian Blomfield

[dhs12345]

Liked the US' response -- "we don't want another Cold War with Russia." Like it could happen and reminding Putin how well the last Cold War went for the Soviet Union (Russia).

[Kirkwood]

After working in Moscow for several years, a friend is leaving and coming back to the US. He says the business environment there is imploding.

[ilgipper]

Mr Putin accused the United States of trying to subjugate the world and termed its policy in the Middle East as "unilateral and frequently illegitimate."

Putin, we didn't start the war in the middle east, but we will finish it. Call it whatever you want. We've got crazy jihadists blowing our stuff up...here and abroad.

[dinoparty]

Vlad, maybe should blow off some steam by poisoning a few more spies, Loser.

[acapesket]

Putin may be well enough aggrandized of his full self that he thinks that co-opting Russia's oil reserves, sucking up to Iran, and selling small nuclear arms has him regaining the title of "Czar".
But, there is not one nation that would support him in a checkmate.
Russia has no money, no will, and zero credibility, no matter what they try to buy.
Dealing with the Mudslimes will eventually lead them to disaster, Just as it will for all of us!

[rightwingcrazy]

Oil wealth is a poison to developing economies. The incentive for incentive vanishes.

[tsmith130]

"Today we are witnessing an almost uncontained hyper-use of military force ...

Oh, don't I wish!

[Scott from the Left Coast]

Putin is just taking what the Democrats are giving him.

They've opened up weakness in the superpower...any other competing power is naturally going to take whatever advantage is there to take when the dominant power has a crisis of confidence, division or disruption. The Democrats, in their obsession for power and control, have given that to both our enemies and our competitors. So Putin takes advantage of it and tries to enhance it by jumping on. We should expect that, everyone's going to have at us...that's why the Democrats are so damned destructive to US.

It's classic: The Democrats would rather rule in hell than serve in heaven.

[Jalapeno]

these do seem to be interesting times.

[listenhillary]

Corruption or government shakedowns or all of the above?

[Kirkwood]

"Oil wealth is a poison to developing economies. The incentive for incentive vanishes."

He was doing extremely well until last year. He even met once with Putin. Now there is street talk of a new cold war or worse. Upper management from the West are leaving Russia to return to the US or Europe. Apparently businesses are collapsing because of it.

[steel_resolve]

The Democrats would rather rule in hell than serve in heaven.

You have it exactly right.

[Kirkwood]

"Corruption or government shakedowns or all of the above?"

Payoffs have been going on for a long time. That has been part of doing business there. My friend something new is happening based on Putin's anti-west rhetoric that is causing US and European investors and employees to begin a pull out.

[listenhillary]

Another good reason to collapse the oil markets with domestic production. If it is even possible.

[somemoreequalthanothers]

"The United States has overstepped its national borders in every way.

Does he think we've all forgotten the history of the Soviet Union? Now there was a nation that would overstep its borders. The fool.

[Sam Ketcham]

Very easy to end the problem: As I recall, the Iranians bought nuclear reactors from the Russians. The Iranian's allegedly paid for the plants with billions of dollars in counterfeit currency produced with "Staci" $100 plates after the fall of the East German government from whom they secured the plates. I also recall that Mr. Clinton had to make an emergency call to the Russians promising not to recall all of the US $100 bills in circulation. At that time, it was estimated that 50% of the US currency circulating in Russia was counterfeit.

Solution: Recall ALL $100 bills and replace them with a new series.

Benefits: The US Dollar strengthens through the removal of fiat currency and Putin will be tossed, but if not tossed, pi$$ed.

[gwbiny2k]

MR PUTIN HAS NEVER GOTTEN OVER THE DEFEAT IN
AFGHANISTAN WHERE US SUCCEEDS. NOW HE IS MORE
AGGRAVATED SINCE THE SURGE MAY DO THE SAME IN
IRAQ. I HAVE A FEELING THE SURGE MIGHT SUCCEED
AFTER OBSERVING PUTIN'S TIRADE.

[listenhillary]

Good idea to do that anyway. It would drive the North Koreans nuts also.

[listenhillary]

I suspect Iraq has been getting some sweet sale prices on shoulder fired missiles.