Nations Arming for "COLD" War

Flame of Freedom ^ | 08/09/07 | Andrew Surprise

[AKSurprise]

"By now most people have heard of Russia’s planting of its flag beneath the North Pole, in an effort to gain control of the vast amounts of minerals, oil, and natural gas located there. This latest Russian “research expedition” was merely a stunt to bolster the Russians claims to the territory."

"This is a dangerous game of brinksmanship that Russia is playing, and the outcome has the very real possibility of ending in military conflict. Already there are reports that Canada is opening a new deep water military port in its most northern reaches to protect its sovereignty in the area, as well as beefing up its navy with 8 new Ice Breakers capable of operation there.

The United States for its part launched an arctic mission on Aug. 6th, to study the North Pole, and plans are in the pipeline for the US to build two additional Ice Breakers to beef up its current fleet of four aging vessels. There was also news a few months ago that the US is preparing for a polar conflict."

“Desert warfare may be today’s concern, but the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is already looking to an entirely new area of military conflict: polar warfare. That’s correct, DARPA wants technologies that could be used to ensure U.S. dominance in the polar regions."

[Perdogg]

cool.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Usually — often downright cold there.

[vetsvette]

There is one advantage to Russia’s claims. Russia will actually drill for the oil and natural gas resources located there. If the U.S. were to lay claim, the envirowhacko’s would ensure that those resources remained untapped. Russia could care less what nutroots have to say about anything. If they get to be too big a pain in the butt, they just poison them.

[TChris]

What is up with Russia? Do they somehow pine for the old glory days of the Cold War? Was life somehow grander and more meaningful with the constant threat of nuclear war hanging over their heads?

I just don't get this recent military buildup and saber-rattling thing Putin's got going. What's his goal?

[ichabod1]

This could end in fisticuffs.

[GalaxieFiveHundred]

[wolfcreek]

“I just don’t get this recent military buildup and saber-rattling thing Putin’s got going.”

If I were a Lib: BUSH’S FAULT! Perhaps our foreign policy is awakening the Russian Bear. All these cold war antics seem silly these days with the threat of several hundred milliom IslamoFacists looming.

[RockinRight]

Putin’s got a death wish.

[TChris]

All these cold war antics seem silly these days with the threat of several hundred milliom IslamoFacists looming.

Yes. Especially since Russia has their own recent experience with Islamic fanatics and what they can do.

Someone needs to copy Putin on the memo: The USA is not your enemy!

[ichabod1]

The US, she is weak. Russia, she is strong. See how strong, so strong! Grrrr!

[TChris]

The US, she is weak. Russia, she is strong. See how strong, so strong! Grrrr!

It's starting to look a lot like "little man syndrome". The little man feels that he has to compensate for his small size by being more aggressive and intimidating.

Here in Wyoming, those who have LMS typically drive huge pickups and behave like 14-year-old bullies.

[G8 Diplomat]

Now it’s literally a COLD war.

I wonder what Putin would do if we planted our own flag up there.

[MD_Willington_1976]

Well you can on your part near Alaska...