1journeyman
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Originally Posted by Rylan1
http:///forum/post/2722183
All jokes aside... this is not good and its obvious that Bush did not do a good job at reading Putin.... but we know Putin has been seeking to reestablish Russia as a superpower for sometime now... I hope they back down ... we are unable to do anything unless we want to start a war.... and we are limited in that pursuit because of our struggling economy and commitments in Iraq and Afganistan. Also, Russia would be a seroius threat if we began any type of military conflict....
President Bush tried diplomacy with the Soviets... once they began suspending reforms he backed off.
Obama wants to try diplomacy with Tehran....
http:///forum/post/2722183
All jokes aside... this is not good and its obvious that Bush did not do a good job at reading Putin.... but we know Putin has been seeking to reestablish Russia as a superpower for sometime now... I hope they back down ... we are unable to do anything unless we want to start a war.... and we are limited in that pursuit because of our struggling economy and commitments in Iraq and Afganistan. Also, Russia would be a seroius threat if we began any type of military conflict....
President Bush tried diplomacy with the Soviets... once they began suspending reforms he backed off.
Obama wants to try diplomacy with Tehran....