To: ansel12
Russia was never a threat, it was the USSR. BTW, the USSR no longer exists, Russia is but a shadow of what the USSR was.
These are regional squabbles among neighbors.
32 posted on
07/28/2014 1:51:25 PM PDT by
wrench
To: wrench
Russia is always the threat, and they were the USSR, one of the Russian empires that we refer to when we speak of them starting up empire building again.
This isn’t a “regional squabble among neighbors”, this is about Russia’s threat to the world, history didn’t end in 1991.
Don’t undo Reagan’s work, by supporting Russia.
33 posted on
07/28/2014 2:15:00 PM PDT by
ansel12
(LEGAL immigrants, 30 million 1980-2012, continues to remake the nation's electorate for democrats)
To: wrench
Soviet doctrine still guides Russian actions and military planning.
35 posted on
07/28/2014 2:34:36 PM PDT by
free_life
(If you ask Jesus to forgive you and to save you, He will.)
To: wrench
Some facts about Russia's interesting military allies.
Collective Security Treaty Organization
Wikipedia
Member states[edit]
Current members
Armenia (2002)
Belarus (2002)
Kazakhstan (2002)
Kyrgyzstan (2002)
Russia (2002)
Tajikistan (2002)
Observers
Afghanistan (2013)
Serbia (2013)
Possible candidates
Iran
Former members
Azerbaijan (joined 1994, withdrew 1999)
Georgia (joined 1994, withdrew 1999)
Uzbekistan (joined 1994, withdrew 2012)
Russia has military friends in its Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO: members listed below).
All of the following excerpts are from the
CIA World Factbook (as accessed on 4MAY14).
Russia Religions:
Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.) note: estimates are of practicing worshipers; Russia has large populations of non-practicing believers and non-believers, a legacy of over seven decades of Soviet rule
Kazakhstan Religions:
Muslim 70.2%, Christian 26.2% (Russian Orthodox 23.9%, other Christian 2.3%), Buddhist 0.1%, other 0.2%, atheist 2.8%, unspecified 0.5% (2009 Census)
Kyrgyzstan Religions:
Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
Tajikistan Religions:
Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
BelarusGovernment restrictions on freedom of speech and the press, peaceful assembly, and religion remain in place.
Religions:
Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
Armenia Religions:
Armenian Apostolic 92.6%, Evangelical 1%, other 2.4%, none 1.1%, unspecified 2.9% (2011 est.)
36 posted on
07/28/2014 2:36:19 PM PDT by
familyop
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