Posted on 12/30/2009 3:05:49 AM PST by myknowledge
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A day after his country tested a long-range missile, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he is seeking information on U.S. defense plans.
Putin, speaking Tuesday in Vladivostok in eastern Russia, said U.S. plans for defensive shields forces Moscow to develop additional offensive weapons to keep a "balance." He said if the United States had a strategic edge it may become more "aggressive."
The United States and Russia are in negotiations to find a successor for the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty of 1991. That agreement expired Dec. 5.
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A win-win for Russia: Acquire info on the U.S. missile defense shield, construct more ballistic missiles and covertly violate all conditions outlined in the START II treaty (what good does ink and paper do? nothing)
Obama cannot be any more generous to the Russian bear.
“Putin’s afraid we’ll get aggressive? With our current leaders? Au contraire.”
From the article: “Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he is seeking information on U.S. defense plans.”
Putin doesn’t believe we’ll get aggressive. He knows we won’t. He just smells blood (weakness) in the water and he’s coming to get his piece of meat.
To be honest, I think we would be better off with Putin as our leader than Obama. They’re both foreign communists who hate America but at least Putin understands international diplomacy and doesn’t debase himself before every head of state that he meets.
If we were to give him our plans then they could develop measures to defeat them. Duh... Uh no, Mr Putin.
You want to be a partner then act like one. Righ now you’re acting like a despot and enemy.
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