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

”I'm afraid that we are the ones provoking the Russians.....we have been escalating Kosovo into an ethnic cess pool.”

Absolutely discussing isn’t it? This should have never of taken place and after Reagan's dealing with Bin Laden the Russians where warming up to us to. It is very sad.

”Russia already is on our opponent's side.”

Do you know why the Berlin wall came down?
Hint: It had to do with Bin Laden.

Remember Reagan’s speech about the evil empire? The Russians called Reagan on it and said, ‘hey you are the ones supported Bin Laden not us.’ Reagan agreed and stabbed Bin Laden in the back we killed a lot of his generals and almost killed Bin laden and the Russians warmed up to us after that and took down the wall.

All we had to do is continue with the relationship that Reagan started but, no we had to attack Serbia a Russian ally and on our side as well during the WWII.

”Russia is quickly returning to it's old ways and we cannot show weakness.”

Of course they are, we are still screwing with their ally in Kosovo. We have absolutely no business being there, other then to piss off the Russians.

”does Russia want to risk annihilation over Iran?”

Yes absolutely. If they can get China and India on their side to fight us they will do it in a heart beat. Remember: Iran is the spark not the reason.

”I'm not a Russian sympathizer”

Neither am I but we should be working with Russia hitting these terrorists.

I really do not get it. Why do we fight Russian allies even today and help the KLA which are Islamic extremists? We should be helping Russia not fighting to help Islamic extremist that are attacking Russian Allie.

There is no logic to this.

"Yes absolutely. If they can get China and India on their side to fight us they will do it in a heart beat. Remember: Iran is the spark not the reason."

Bingo.....It's not only Russia. It's the "Military Industrial Complex using Russia, the US, China et al...to get this thing moving. Kosovo and Iran are the sparks...

The chairman of Russia's academy of military science, Mahmoud Garayev, said Russia could no longer afford to ignore the threat from NATO. Drugs and terrorism were an irrelevance, he said.

Mahmoud wants NATO and the USA out of Afghanistan. The taliban and the opium lords aren't Russia's enemy, NATO is.

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