tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119431684867910557.post646580561387070372..comments2023-11-05T13:12:36.685+03:00Comments on Mark MacKinnon's blog: See, I'm not making this "New Cold War" stuff up...markmachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08667875925403626247noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119431684867910557.post-44467834305672712802007-04-13T23:21:00.000+04:002007-04-13T23:21:00.000+04:00Who cares what they admit. Facts are facts.I don't...Who cares what they admit. Facts are facts.<BR/><BR/>I don't hear any better suggestions. Perhaps the idea isn't as ill-conceived as you suggest.<BR/><BR/>Either we deal with Russia now, when it's relatively weak, or later when it might be stronger. Do you prefer the second option?La Russophobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672264388217953086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119431684867910557.post-35031225020287643302007-04-13T09:56:00.000+04:002007-04-13T09:56:00.000+04:00Ah yes, but no one in positions of power admits th...Ah yes, but no one in positions of power admits that the missile shield is directed against Russia...<BR/><BR/>Of course it is. What I'm saying is that treating Russia so obviously as an unstable enemy has only encoraged unstable and hostile behaviour.<BR/><BR/>I'm no fan of the current Kremlin. I'm just not sure that putting Russia into so obvious a corner is sound tactics.markmachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08667875925403626247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119431684867910557.post-47618028267377767052007-04-13T01:04:00.000+04:002007-04-13T01:04:00.000+04:00How can the missle shield possibly cover Russia it...How can the missle shield possibly cover Russia itself when the whole point is to protect others from Russian missiles?<BR/><BR/>Forcing the USSR to respond bankrupted and destroyed them. Wasn't that a good idea?<BR/><BR/>What better way would you suggest to show solidarity with those states who believe they are under threat from Russia, and to deter Russian aggression against them?La Russophobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672264388217953086noreply@blogger.com