I know most people here don't realize that there are other countries who could pose a sizable threat not only to our troops, but to life on the planet as we know it, but Russia is in fact one of those countries. And last time I checked, they still had their submarines, ICBM's and other wonderful relics of the Cold War intact and on hand.
This site will no doubt cheer a global thermonuclear war. I don't, and hope cooler heads prevail. This entire "soap opera" of nations pledging this that or the other reads exactly the same for every major buildup just prior to every major war in history.
How so few see this is amazing. The flag can be a powerful blindfold.
It is not certain at all if taking out Iran and Iraq may cause a global war. It is, however, nearly certain that allowing them to develop nukes will cause one.
Huh? Why would you say that? I don't think global thermonuclear war has many fans, even, or especially on FR.
Lumberjack, you've got to get out of the woods once in awhile. The Duma is not the government; it is their parliament and it is dominated by communists. Putin is the govenment. He is a religious man, not a communist. He is also smart. Putin is not going to jeopardize his relationship with the USA by doing anything (other than noise) about our probable preemptive strikes against Iraq.