US-RUSSIA: 'REBOOT' OR ROLLOVER?

The New York Post ^ | March 5, 2009 | Peter Brookes

[Scanian]

SECRETARY of State Hill ary Clinton will get her chance to mash the Obama administration's "reset button" on US-Russian relations when she parachutes into Geneva to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov tomorrow.

But while better relations with Russia, a resurging major power, are a laudable goal and can support US interests, we have to make sure that this notion of a "reboot" in relations doesn't equate to a "rollover" on our part.

Some early signs are troubling.

[DieHard the Hunter]

> SECRETARY of State Hill ary Clinton will get her chance to mash the Obama administration’s “reset button” on US-Russian relations when she parachutes into Geneva to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov tomorrow.

“(sigh!) There I was, parachuting into Geneva, under sniper fire...”

[Clive]

Obama did not have the opportunity to learn some basic principles that most of us have had.

For example, if you drop your soap in the showers, don't bend over.

[SolidWood]

Bend over.

[Straight Vermonter]

The fluctuations in energy prices is going to hit Russia hard. They lost $165B in foreign reserve holdings just in the last 4 months of 2008. This is certainly going to influence Russian foreign policy. I have serious question about team Obama's ability to deal with an issue like this one.

[Neidermeyer]

O certainly bent over with that “secret” letter begging for help with Russias ally Iran... what a punk.