Vladimir V. Putin: Neo-Con

Seatlle PI ^ | 8/21/08 | Erin Solaro

[Dr. Frank fan]

The permanent battery of Patriot Missiles that Poland demanded as part of the deal to put that missile defense system there and the American troops at the missile station 115 miles from the Russian border is just "Russian insanity-level paranoia"?

Patriot missiles are surface-to-air missiles. They intercept targets in the air. (Phased Array Tracking Radar to Intercept Of Target). Pray tell, how could these be used offensively against Russia?

If Russia doesn't ATTACK POLAND?

Please square that circle. PLEASE. I'm all ears.

Does Russia have a God-given right to attack Poland? That's what she seems to think. Is that what you think?

If not then HOW IN THE HELL does a Patriot missile, which intercepts AIR TARGETS, represent a "threat to Russia"?

This is the kind of illogical propagandistic nonsense I have to listen to from bloviated Russian politicians. Do you have to parrot it?

we have now personally guaranteed that the US wiill come to Poland's defense if Russia (or anyone) attacks them

Again: how is this a "threat to Russia" IF RUSSIA DOESN'T ATTACK POLAND?

Why does Russia want to attack Poland? Why does Russia need to attack Poland? Is it Russia's manifest destiny to attack Poland?

Since when is Poland "part of the USA"?. Did I miss the debut of the 51st State? Poland?

Presumably you are unfamiliar with the concept of "allies".

Largest friggin nuclear arsenal in the world, a million soldiers on active duty, exports 30% of the worlds armaments, and we just need "to deal with them", like Russia is some piss ant Balkan backwater nobody.

Actually, Russia is a backwater. "Mexico with nukes" as the saying goes. (Again: Have you been there?)

That nuclear arsenal - how up-to-date is it?

Those "million soldiers on active duty" - you realize these are primarily unmotivated draftees from villages who could not bribe or college their way out, right?

Actually, Russia told us loud and clear that we were breaking all the rules of international law when we unilaterally decided to push for Kosovo independence and we ignored them. They flat-out told us that we were destroying the international order in unilaterally recognizing Kosovo, and we ignored them.

Why does Russia care whether or not this piece of some other country got recognized? Oh, right: they own the countries around them. Right?

They told us that eventually this could force their hand with S. Ossetia and Abkhazia, and we ignored them again. Well, we are not ignoring them now, are we?

No, we are not. Your point? That this all transmogrifies Russia into being correct? Sorry no.

[Bokababe]

"I don't like Russia, long story there, but quite frankly if we had been trying to start a war, our recent actions would be doing just fine. Russia is acting like Russia again, not the USSR. We as a nation had better realize that."

Exactly -- and the Russian Bear is unwilling to be cornered and forcibly neutered, which is precisely what we are attempting to do. It's totally insane.