[Stavka2]

First its Ukrainians. Try to figure out where that is on the map.

Second, the Communists were the only players in town.

Third, for a "communist" he's done what most US conservatives would cream themselves to do. Flat 13% tax rate (US proposals were 17-19%), 24% corporate tax (US is 36%), liberal self defense laws, private property laws, slashing beaurocracy by a third, judicial law system, privatizing the Russian army, etc...yup, just a red all over.

Since the likes of you can't get over the end of the Cold War, guess your generation will have to die off and become irrelavent before relations really change.

[RetiredArmy]

The likes of you can stick it up your commie butt for all I care. He is a communist and you talk like one red.

[LenS]

Judging by birth and death rates, it'll be Russia that dies off first. The US is now much bigger in population than the Axis of Weasels combined -- Russia, France and Germany (heck, throw in Mini-Me Belgium also).

Privatizing the Army? You mean turning the Army into a mercenary force for the richest Russians? Flat tax, awesome. But a privatized Army is a disaster for a nation-state in the long run.

Putin had a chance for realignment. Instead he chose the declinining old Europe and the old Soviet dreams. When the Chinese, Turks, Koreans, and Indians swarm over Russia, we in the US will simply sit back and say "payback's a bitca!"