[Dog Gone]

Right now, the Russians are our only link to the Space Station. We'll make them pay the price, but this isn't going to destroy relations entirely.

[bart99]

Perhaps it IS time to threaten the world with an isolationist position that we could take. Kick the UN out. Withdraw all handouts. What would all those countries do without our handouts (even Russia) and our humanitarian trade and our commerce. I'm sure some would come the re-think what the hell they are doing!!

Or are we headed towards WWIV????

[Stefan Stackhouse]

Right now, the Russians are our only link to the Space Station.

Then just take the risk of sending up a shuttle with a minimal crew and no payload, retrieve our personnel, and kiss the ISS good bye. It is not worth it. We'll build our own. If our real friends, the Brits and Aussies, want to collaborate, fine.