Call Putin what he is; adversary

Today in the Washington Times AP’s Vladimir Isachenkov writes that;

Russia’s defense minister yesterday harshly criticized U.S. plans to deploy missile-defense sites in Central Europe, saying Moscow doesn’t trust the U.S. explanation that they are intended to counter missile threats posed by Iran and North Korea.
    Sergei Ivanov, speaking during a trip to India where he co-chaired a bilateral commission on military ties, said neither Iran nor North Korea has or will have a capability to build missiles that can reach Europe.
    “They don’t and won’t have intercontinental ballistic missiles,” Mr. Ivanov told reporters. “And a question comes: whom it’s directed against?”

Well, who do you think it’s directed at, Serg? Probably an adversary who supplies our adversaries with anti-aircraft missiles, an adversary who blocks necessary sanctions in the UN Security Council against enemies of world peace, an adversary whose citizens are selling weapons grade uranium from a plastic bag in their shirt pocket (Captain Ed at Captain’s Quarters goes in depth on this today)

While taking in fists full of cash from the Iraqi government in the years leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Russians blocked actions against Hussein. What would the Russians do if the US were supporting the Chechnyans in anyway like the Russians are supporting Iran?

But more importantly, where are the US officials asking in the media against from whom will those anti-aircraft defend in Iran? Any air attack on Iran from the US or Israel would be to neutralize their nuclear program which at this moment threatens the stability of the region.

 Putin and Russia still see the US as an adversary, and they’re still pursuing their old Soviet policy of engaging us and containing our military and economic strength through proxies.

It’s time we recognized that the old Soviet Union is alive and well in Putin.

Category: Foreign Policy