[FreeReign]

...the Russians have had enough of US/NATO encroachment into their neighborhood.

Russia doesn't own their neighborhood. As a libertarian, you should know that.

President Bush:The days of satellite states and spheres of influence are behind us.

I agree with the president.

[farlander]

ROFL. Just because someone (even the president of the US) says so it doesn’t make it true. As long as there’s those who believe in such things (spheres of influence) they will exist.

Here’s a question. If we believe those days are over, would WE allow, say, Chinese military presence in Cuba ? Or in Mexico ? For that matter would we allow Russian military presence in Mexico ?