From Russia with Wisdom
While not actually endorsing President Bush, Vladimir Putin did have some things to say that should give pause to all American voters:
I will be monitoring the evening news as well as some of the cable news stations to see if this gets any mention from now until the election.
Russia was not for the war in Iraq for reasons brought up in many different venues, but it was obvious that there were people on the Oil for Food money siphoning program. Despite Russo's desire to make some money 'on the side', Putin understands - especially now - what it is going on these days and he also has the wisdom to know who will be most able and willing to defend America from terrorism. Putin also understands that if the Senator wins it will change the entire dynamic of how (or if) the war on terror is to be fought.
It is troubling when a foreign leader who has actually felt the sting of terrorism, knows terrorism is not, nor has ever been, a nuisance, and knows that the fight must be taken the them actually has to spell it out for the world, but it also a good thing that someone is willing to do so.
Those nations backing the Senator are the cowards and the manipulators of the United Nations. France, Germany, China and the others are against George W. Bush because he is a threat to the way they feel the world should be run.
Russia, with a long history of understanding what unilateralism means to the security of a nation is more than willing to speak about the situation at hand. It is rather good to hear a nation that is not always aligned with the ideas of the United States still understanding all that is at risk.
In end it also might be because Russia could be on the verge of taking a large, unilateral type action herself against terrorism... something that might not pass a global test.
"I consider the activities of terrorists in Iraq are not as much aimed at coalition forces but more personally against President Bush," Putin said at a news conference after a regional summit in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe.
"International terrorism has as its goal to prevent the election of President Bush to a second term," he said. "If they achieve that goal, then that will give international terrorism a new impulse and extra power."
I will be monitoring the evening news as well as some of the cable news stations to see if this gets any mention from now until the election.
Russia was not for the war in Iraq for reasons brought up in many different venues, but it was obvious that there were people on the Oil for Food money siphoning program. Despite Russo's desire to make some money 'on the side', Putin understands - especially now - what it is going on these days and he also has the wisdom to know who will be most able and willing to defend America from terrorism. Putin also understands that if the Senator wins it will change the entire dynamic of how (or if) the war on terror is to be fought.
It is troubling when a foreign leader who has actually felt the sting of terrorism, knows terrorism is not, nor has ever been, a nuisance, and knows that the fight must be taken the them actually has to spell it out for the world, but it also a good thing that someone is willing to do so.
Those nations backing the Senator are the cowards and the manipulators of the United Nations. France, Germany, China and the others are against George W. Bush because he is a threat to the way they feel the world should be run.
Russia, with a long history of understanding what unilateralism means to the security of a nation is more than willing to speak about the situation at hand. It is rather good to hear a nation that is not always aligned with the ideas of the United States still understanding all that is at risk.
In end it also might be because Russia could be on the verge of taking a large, unilateral type action herself against terrorism... something that might not pass a global test.
posted by Edward W. Prather at 17:17
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