Russia fears NATO more than terrorism-"to replace its military doctrine with a more hawkish version"

Syney Morning Herald ^ | March 8, 2007 | Luke Harding

[Piquaboy]

I have noticed lately that those who speak out against the Russian government seem to be accident prone. One reporter fell out of a window.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Russia could no longer afford to ignore the threat from NATO. Drugs and terrorism were an irrelevance, he said.

As is the slow Chinese repopulation of Siberia...

[Sender]

I wouldn't have predicted this outcome in a million years. Muslim terrorism is clearly the top enemy to both the USA and to Russia, we need only look back at Beslan to see that this is true. And now Putin wants to point his polonium-stained finger at us.

He is making a big mistake. Not in his reasoning, for he knows all too well that this bluster about NATO being more dangerous than Muslim terrorism is false. Putin is erring in alienating us when we need to be working together. If he wants to bring back the Cold War, he will regret it. And for certain, Russia will continue to be attacked by Muslim terrorists, with or without our help. Unless Putin is secretly siding with the Muslims against us...and may God help Russia if that is the case. A majority Muslim Russia is truly the world's worst nightmare. Mohammed with thousands of deliverable nuclear weapons. Think about it.

[boomop1]

We'll just have to win the cold war again.

[kawaii]

Russia seems at least adept at dealing with Muslims on it's territory. Christian education in schools, zero tolerance for islamofascism.

[Mad Federalist]

Putin is a bigger threat to Russia than NATO.

[struwwelpeter]

Russia's entire history is one of almost attaining greatness before self-destructing.

Five years and we'll be feeding them again.

[redgolum]

Russia is very nervous anytime anyone gets close to her borders. Putting missile defense sites in old Soviet block nations is a sure way to get the Bear angry. As is the slow invasion of Siberia by China

[Ooh-Ah]

...Putin is secretly siding with the Muslims against us.

With this strategy, he wins--we won't call him on it or make him pay. And, he gets market$ and possibly some help for the terror problem he faces at home.

[Albert Barr]

This caught my eye:

"The New York Times has reported that the White House intends to "reach out more often and more intensively" to Russia, an acknowledgment in effect that it has not always consulted Russia on foreign policy and national security plans."

Why should we consult them?

Russia has aligned itself for Iran and Syria and against Israel. I think the increased babble from Moscow is directly related to our more aggressive stance against Iran. If we strike Iran I hope we keep a keen eye on Russian movements.

[GovernmentIsTheProblem]

"Russia seems at least adept at dealing with Muslims on it's territory. Christian education in schools, zero tolerance for islamofascism."

...but they love islamofascism on their borders, so long as it's islamofascists thay pay hard currency for weapons.

Iran...

[peacepipe]

Well let them out of it! It's not good to force anything down the throat of those who will never accept it.

[kawaii]

yea but i'd love to see us adopt the zero tolerance and christian education in schools.

i'd love to see us nix relations with muslim monarchies and dictatorships too.

foxnews yesterday had an article on saudi arabia where a women who was raped is being charged for being alone with men while her rapists all go free. how many hijacker were saudi citizens?

[penowa]

Why wouldn't they fear NATO more than terrorism? They know how to handle terrorists, blow away the terrorists, their families, the towns they came from, and to hell with any innocents who get in the way and anybody who complains about the overkill.

[Max in Utah]

...the slow invasion of Siberia by China

Dr. Jack Wheeler: Chinese Siberia

The geopolitical bottom line is that there is no way Russia is going to be able to hold on to Siberia for much longer. Within 20 years or less, it's going to be Chinese Siberia.
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For all of this is a reminder that our tussles with Mexico and Moslems are just the preliminaries - that the Main Event of the 21st Century will be America's struggle with Communist China.

Interesting. Informative. Scary... a China possessing Eastern Siberia with all its resources would be in position to become the next superpower.

[Sender]

You may be right. After the Muslims will come the Chinese, who will own all the dollars and all the Wal-Marts, and with Siberian resources...

Sun Tzu was a clever fellow.

[A. Pole]

this bluster about NATO being more dangerous than Muslim terrorism is false.

Tell me, did US suffer more from 9/11 than Serbia suffered from NATO?

[Thunder90]

As of right now, I don't think it is a threat. Anyway, most Chinese in Sibera have a beef with the PRC government, and wouldn't help them at all (they don't like the Russians either, and are subjected to re-education camps if sent back to China)

[Steve Van Doorn]

Why? During the war in Kosovo Clinton and his butt boy General Clark nearly got us into a war with Russia, China and India. Lucky for us people with in NATO refused a direct order to attack the Russians.