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"Look, what do the Russians have to gain by nuking us? Nothing at all. Heck, the Chinese need our money just as much as the Russians do, and neither is looking to kill that golden goose"

What they have wanted since the beginning of time. If you don't know the answer to THAT question, perhaps you should do some reading.

"Also, if Al Q really was a proxy for Russia, then don't you think that it would be terribly easy for them to allow their operatives to waltz into one of the local Russian missle silos or weapons plants and borrow a warhead or nuclear material?"

You do have a rather simple way of looking at things. The answers are, IMHO, No and No.

Once again your wordsmithing is something to be admired. In just a few short sentences you manage to claim you are smarter than anyone here without the first hint of facts to back up your assertions, and manage to insult everyone here. What's your point?

Oh, and by the way, which country's nuclear stance is to not launch the first hit, and which country maintains their first-strike position, according to an agreement by both countries? And, who, of these two countries has been in disarmament mode for the last 8-10 years?

I'm sorry, I was looking for a logical response. Please, do tell why, if Al Q is Russia's proxy, Russia would not give them the bomb?

Furthermore, this is the real reason for the manuevers: Putin has pledged to rebuild the country's military might and restore pride to the demoralized service. When he ran for his first term in 2000, he flew as a second pilot in a fighter jet and later donned naval officer's garb on a visit to a nuclear submarine -- images that played well with many voters who are nostalgic for Soviet global power and military prestige. "This exercise will make a great show, with Putin receiving reports from military commanders," Safranchuk said.

There are cold, hard facts that you are failing to grasp, here. First, Russia can not afford to pay its soldiers, let alone take over the US. Second, Russia is dealing with terrorism on its own turf, and the muslims are a real threat to them at this time...they don't have the time to deal with nuking the US and dealing with that aftermath. Third, you still have not given me a motive...and saying that "they have always wanted that" does not count. You see, why would they shut off their ATM machine? Fourth, Russia is sitting on a huge oil reserve, so oil is not the issue. Fifth, if Russia really did want to take over the US, would they tell us weeks in advance to prepare?