[Spar]

Great game set and match. In the end Russia fended off the wolves unleashed during the Clinton years long enough for them to deal with the West on more or less an equal footing. Too late for ex-Yugoslavia and Chechnya but like in most games, you can expect a foul or two.

[Hamiltonian]

Russia diverts part of the US-Saudi cash flow- not to mention the fact that now we are occupied with policing their southern border looking for moslem terrorists (that's right, we're looking for terrorists on their borders, not ours). This should make the Russians feel safer.

This ain't over- as long as we remain multicultural enough to welcome moslem terrorists with expiring student visas. All we need is a continued set of color-coded threats on TV. Russia Inc. couldn't have hoped for a better marketing tool. The spending power of chubby dumbed-down, couch dwelling American humanoids is unlimited. The upside is the Russians could use the money. The downside is- enough wealth and the Russians will gain weight and watch too much TV.

Its been a couple of years since we dissected how all the klintoon benefactors made out on the rape of Russia. Now that we have a kinder and gentler administration, it will be more pleasant for Russia.

Can't wait to watch which GHWB insiders get the best pieces of the pie..............

As for Milosevic, it looks like that's been put back on the table. What Primakov has is a wild card.