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To: Ruffian who wrote (261984)	8/18/2008 8:52:21 PM
From: greenspirit	Respond to of 794149

The author ascribes all kinds of issues to the current crisis and misses the entire point imo. Russian leaders knows its influence is waning throughout Europe as its people struggle to adapt to the creative environment which is the hallmark of capitalism. The only chip it has to play is energy. And the pipeline running through Georgia seriously threatens that influential position. So, instead of sitting on the sidelines and watching China, India and other nations rise from poverty to complex business enterprises, it reacts to the only hand it has left. Poor decision that will only lesson its influence. They should have focused all those petro-dollars on space exploration and software development instead.

To: Ruffian who wrote (261984)	8/18/2008 10:10:53 PM
From: skinowski	Respond to of 794149

The quid pro quo here is obvious. The United States acquiesces to Russian actions (which it can't do anything about), while the Russians cooperate with the United States against Iran getting nuclear weapons (something Russia does not want to see). That would not be the worst thing. Good article. Sane, thoughtful analysis. Vintage George Friedman.

To: Ruffian who wrote (261984)	8/19/2008 3:17:47 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 794149

Came back to actually read the article by George Friedman, Ruffian...thanks for posting it. Other than the missing oil situation, I think his theory is more correct than not... If all of this is true, then it is even more important than ever to have a no-nonsense President, Cabinet, Congress and advisors. People with some actual experience in at least some of the necessary areas, and who are smart enough to get quality people into the various slots. Obama may be smart enough, but just look who he has surrounded himself with on so many levels. Scary, for sure!

To: Ruffian who wrote (261984)	8/20/2008 1:27:55 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 794149

In the short run, however, it is so off balance that it has few, if any, military resources to deal with challenges elsewhere. That really isn't true. We have massive sea and air power assets available, and if push comes to shove we could deploy the ground units that are currently rotated out of Iraq and Afghanistan. We'd rather not do that, it would be a strain, and be expensive, and be counter to our deployment plans, but in a serious enough crisis/war such considerations go out the window. In many previous wars many soldiers where deployed for the duration.