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To: TobagoJack who wrote (39248)	8/26/2008 4:03:47 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (3) of 217975

Friedman is completely disconnected from reality on the ground by ignoring the actual dynamics in the Balkans and Eastern Europe. The Kosovo war directly effected the fall of Yeltsin and the rise of Vladimir Putin. The faction around Putin saw Yeltsin as an incompetent bungler who allowed Russia to be doubly betrayed. The Russian perception of the war directly led to the massive reversal in Russian policy we see today. The installation of Putin and Russian nationalists from the former KGB had a number of roots. But fundamentally it was rooted in the events in Kosovo. Most of all it was driven by the perception that NATO had now shifted from being a military alliance to seeing itself as a substitute for the United Nations, arbitrating regional politics. Russia had no vote or say in NATO decisions, so NATOâ€™s new role was seen as a direct challenge to Russian interests. For example he ignores the demand of Romania to its territory invaded by Russia (Bukovina and Bassarabia) and later allocated to Ukraine and establishment of Moldova and the settlement of Transnistria with Russians - similar situation with Slovakia Hungary and mostly Poland. Only wonder how clueless people get so much attention. The bottom line Russia should be dealt with the harshest means. Russia is not a world power but a remnant of a gruesome imperialistic force since Ivan the Terrible which has no place to exist in the 21st century. The fact that they have nuclear capabilities should not be a deterrent - and that brings us to N. Korea and Iran aspirations. BTW encouraged by Georgia event N. Korea now is reneging on their obligation to cease nuclear activities

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