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To: misterrob

The same place it did during soviet times, he is going to cut back on everything else and funnel it all into the “Defense” sector.

The Soviets at the peak were literally spending a 1/4 of their GDP on defense. There are going to be some unforgiving winters ahead for a lot of Russians.


3 posted on 01/17/2009 10:36:43 AM PST by spikeytx86 (Pray for Democrats for they have been brainwashed by their fruity little club.)
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I wonder if Putin sees the price of oil going back up in the near future? That would seem to be the only way they could afford this type of buildup; the old Soviet model of spending a quarter of your GDP on the military doesn’t work, no one can keep up that level of spending during peacetime.


4 posted on 01/17/2009 10:45:58 AM PST by eclecticEel (In short, I want Obama given the same respect and deference that Democrats have given George Bush)
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