[kbennkc]

When W was looking in this guys soul or eyes as a window or whatever it was , couldn’t he see any KGB=Gangster ?

[PetroniusMaximus]

bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbut, but, but, Putin’s a good guy, right?!!?!?!

Didn’t somebody look into his eye???

[Rembrandt]

Noted girley man Senator Harriet Reid must be advising Putin. I wonder what the angle of the dangle is.

[BKerr]

The Kremlin has become increasingly strident in its opposition to the missile shield, which it regards as a threat to national security and an attempt by the US to tip the balance of nuclear deterrence in its favour. Dr Rice has dismissed that fear as “ludicrous”.

Ludricrous is being told by some wimpy country that we can't put up a shield to protect ourselves. This is like the criminals telling the police to quit wearing bullet proof vests.

[snowsislander]

Dr Rice and Mr Gates appeared taken aback by Mr Putin’s comments, made after he had kept them waiting for 40 minutes at his presidential dacha outside Moscow.

“We will try to find ways to co-operate,” Dr Rice said, frowning at Mr Putin as he spoke.

Without more context perhaps it's not fair to characterize Secretary Rice's statement as weak, but it certainly gives me the impression that it was not well considered. I don't see why she should be insisting on seeking cooperation with someone who is obviously being uncooperative.

[BKerr]

I’m not old enough to quite remember the Ford administration, but I’ve heard it was pretty bad and wimpy. Was his administration as bad as Bush’s? Honest question; I swear.

[OCC]

Maybe we should allow Russia to place 10 anti-ICBM missiles in Cuba if that would make Vlad feel better.

[Obie Wan]

Begs the question,does the KGB change it’s spots? Apparently not !!!

[Hugin]

The President mocked the US plan to install a radar station in the Czech Republic and ten interceptor missiles in Poland for the defence shield. He said: “We may decide some day to put missile defence systems on the Moon but before we get to that we may lose a chance for agreement because of you implementing your own plans.”

Huh? Was something lost in translation, or has Putie-poot been hitting the vodka?

[patriciamary]

Why would any country listen to us? The democrats has bashed our President ,our policies,they know we will not retaliate in any way shape or form.We are a paper tiger.

[TBP]

The saem crap the Soviets pulled to try to keep Reagan from putting in Pershings and from pursuing SDI. They walked out, but each time they were bac 6 months later.

Russia quitting the treaty would benefir us more than them, and Putie Pot knows it.

[oldbill]

Big deal.

Russia is now only 140 million people, half the US, and its male longevity is approaching that of Africa. Much of its army is Muslim conscripts who would rather fight for Chechnya than Moscow.

Only its nukes keep them in the game, and that’s why it doesn’t want the US negating them with missile defense. That’s also why it wants to ally with China to counter the US.

Unfortunately, the US under Hillary and the filibuster-proof Democrat Congress, in spite of American superiority, will give in to the pressure from any tyrant nation, big or small.

It’s going to be a long time wandering in the wilderness guys. Better get used to it. And when the journey is over, you’ll be speaking Spanish.

[Lurker]

Let Putin do it.

It's not like they were actually living up to their treaty obligations anyway.

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[Eagles6]

I may not like some of President Bush’s policies but I do not believe that he will back down on this. Under his leadership he has proven that the US is not a “paper tiger”. The fight has been taken to to islamists on the ground of our choosing and been seen through for 5 years + despite world and dem ankle biting.

[The Pack Knight]

The 1987 treaty between the US and Soviet Union helped to end the Cold War by eliminating medium-range nuclear and conventional missiles. It removed Soviet SS20 and US cruise missiles from Europe that were the focus of mass protests in the 1980s.

Huh? Wasn't it the missles helped end the Cold War, or more specifically the money the Soviets spent to build theirs?