THE BORE
General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Phoenix Dark on February 10, 2007, 02:09:07 PM
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MUNICH, Germany (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin blasted the United States Saturday for the "almost uncontained" use of force in the world, and for encouraging other countries to acquire nuclear weapons.
He also criticized U.S. plans for missile defense systems and NATO's expansion.
Putin told a security forum attracting top officials that "we are witnessing an almost uncontained hyper use of force in international relations" and that "one state, the United States, has overstepped its national borders in every way.
"This is very dangerous, nobody feels secure anymore because nobody can hide behind international law," Putin told the gathering.
Putin did not elaborate on specifics and did not mention the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan. [Notice the wording; CNN are dumbasses :lol]
But he voiced concern about U.S. plans to build a missile defense system in eastern Europe -- likely in Poland and the Czech Republic -- and the expansion of NATO as possible challenges to Russia.
On the missile defense system, Putin said: "I don't want to accuse anyone of being aggressive" but suggested it would seriously change the balance of power and could provoke an unspecified response.
"That balance will be upset completely and one side will have a feeling of complete security and given a free hand in local, and probably in global, conflicts..." he said. "We need to respond to this."
"The process of NATO expansion has nothing to do with modernization of the alliance or with ensuring security in Europe," Putin said. "On the contrary, it is a serious factor provoking reduction of mutual trust."
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/02/10/putin.us.ap/index.html
When you attack a country for no logical reason, of course others are going to get paranoid. While some will get so scared they give up their dangerous ambitions (Lebanon), most will become even more intent on protecting themselves at all costs. This doesn't make it "right", but it's a situation the US has instigated.
We definitely have many enemies out there, but there is a smart and safe way to go about protecting the American people; and it actually involves...you know...going after countries that post a threat, not those who don't.
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WATCH OUT OR PUTIN WILL KISS YOUR TUMMY
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What dangerous ambitions did Lebanon have that they gave up?