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I wonder if he [Bush] can work on triggering an internal power struggle within Russia between the President and the Prime Minister. As re another post, I don't think his comment about 'regime change in Russia' was a slip of the tongue.

Medvedev has nothing to 'struggle' with if it comes down to a confrontation with Putin. Putin holds all the cards, which is why he personally selected Medvedev to serve as President.

It should not be overlooked or understated that regarding comparative world experience, Putin holds a substantial advantage over our President. While GWB was dabbling in oil, baseball teams, helping out with GHWB's political campaigns, etc., Putin was absorbing everything he could from his KGB mentors and Putin has approximately 16 years of KGB operations under his belt before he resigned in '91.

As unpleasant as it may be to admit, our President's analysis of Putin's "soul" was flawed and unreliable.

If our President miscalculates again in a crisis like the one unfolding before us, it could have cataclysmic results.

Which is why we not only better be hoping that Dick Cheney is paying just as close attention to what is going on regarding Russia and Georgia, we better be hoping that our President will pay close attention to his advice.