Why a U.S.-Russia alliance makes sense

The Russia Journal ^ | May, 02,02 | IRA STRAUS

[ittybittyspider]

"Communism is gone neither from the US Government, nor China. The writer is generally correct, BUT we must do more than just hold arms talks, WE MUST HAVE A TRANSPOLAR FREE TRADE AGREEMENT! In this way, we can expand our influence throughout the CIS, NIS, and Central Asia. The CHINESE populace MUST SEE that the Russians did the right thing; - proof being the prosperity that comes with a politically plural free society based upon democracy and a free market system.

[Tactical Thunder]

Works for me then we could split up the arab states.

[AdA$tra]

A no-brainer to me. Total common sense. That is why it won't happen. If it does happen, it will be because of a huge global catastrophy creating the neccessity. I suppose that in itself makes it possible.

[gilor]

Keep your friends close and your enemies ever closer.

[Phillip Augustus]

Even during the height of the Cold War, and during the age of the Evil Empire, many visionaries in both the US and Russia realized that ultimately we would fight on the same side. The Russians are coming home, to the West, where they have always belonged. And, when that happens, the Islamic world will tremble.

[oyez]

The USA and Russia have been traditionally allies untill the establishment of the USSR then resumed its partnership during WW2. Since communism disposes of frendship when it gets in the way of political and global concerns the relationship was back on ice untill the walls crumbled. After a lifetime of adversarial an relationship it a strange feeling to be an the same side of the table.

[MarMema]

Russian KFOR soldiers decorated for rescuing wounded US soldier

Five Russian soldiers came to the rescue of a US soldier, who was severely wounded during a mine strike on 15 December 1999.

In complete disregard for their own safety, they entered an area known to be mined to rescue the US sergeant, whose vehicle had run over an anti-tank mine. Having administered first aid, the Russian soldiers helped evacuate the wounded soldier to a US medical treatment facility. Unfortunately, he succumbed to his injuries.

On 24 December, General Wesley Clark, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), presented American decorations to the five Russian soldiers. Assigned to the Russian 13th Tactical Group operating in KFOR’s MNB-East area of responsibility, these are the first Russian soldiers in KFOR to be decorated by SACEUR.

[11B3]

I've been advocating this for a long time.

[happygrl]

I couldn't agree more.

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[Tokhtamish]

The Cold War was never personal. We never hated them and they never hated us. The war against militant Islam, on the other hand, is very personal for both our countries.

[swarthyguy]

Before the Bosheviks took, Imperial Russia was a great friend of the UnitedStates who they saw as a bulwark againts the machinations of the British.
Arnaud DeBochgrave advocated this back in 1990.

[MarMema]

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LOL. Here is my reply -

"I am out of office. Your email will be read and appropriate action taken, but for anything urgent, please call the secretary at 959 2330 / 37 / 45 and leave a message. Regards Sandeep Goel"

[Stavka2]

The Chinese will never "see" this. They are cuturally biased against everyone else. It's the Middle Kingdom mentality. They are superior to the savages that surround them. Besides, there has never been any historic presidences of putting a value on human life in China and the main religion, Confusism teaches conformaty to your place in life.

[Stavka2]

To bad to many of the Cold Warriors here on FR and in government would disagree with you.

[Phillip Augustus]

The one positive about China is that they historically have not tried to export their visions of grandeur- obviously, there have times when they have, but, on the whole, not that often in the grand scheme of things.

Would that we could say the same for the Musslemen.

[Orion78]

Geopolitical Strategies of Russia, The 'Commonwealth of Independent States' and China

[Orion78]

In an earlier Memorandum to the CIA this analyst explained the common Sino-Soviet long range strategy of convergence with the West and the intended exploitation for the purposes of this strategy of the new openings arising from the 'reformed' political structure of the former USSR and the emergence of the alleged 'democrats', 'non-Communists' and 'independents' who are running it.

The present assessment shows how, because of Western ignorance of and confusion about the strategy underlying 'Perestroika' and because of Western political and economic support for the so-called reform of the Soviet system, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) has been successfully installed and has begun to carry out concrete new geopolitical strategies within the framework of the long-standing overall Communist strategy of convergence. These strategies are still being guided and coordinated by the same Soviet strategists who have simply shifted away from the use of the old worn-out ideology and the familiar but obsolete patterns, to the exploitation of geopolitical factors and of the new potentialities of the 'reformed' Communist system. The common feature of these geopolitical strategies is the manipulation and use of the 'democrat' and 'independent' images which the change in form from the USSR to the CIS and it's individual members has provided so abundantly and the nature of which the West has, so far, failed to comprehend.

[contessa machiaveli]

i almost miss the cold war. although we had opposing viewpoints i never felt threatened by the russians. we can't go it alone in our war on terrorism, russia is the perfect partner (plus they have oil).

[Orion78]

The second upgraded strategy involves the use of the new 'independent' Muslim states in the CIS to establish and develop economic and political cooperation with the fundamentalists in Iran and elsewhere in the Muslim world. According to this assessment the much-advertised feud between the Armenians and the Azerbaijanis of Turkish descent in Nagorno-Karabakh may be a tactical ploy to involve Turkey, Iran and other Muslim countries in support of eventual alliance with Azerbaijan and other Central Asian Muslim states in the CIS. This strategy takes into account the growing power of the fundamentalists and the possibility of gaining control over substantial oil reserves.