Posted on 02/22/2008 12:14:12 PM PST by processing please hold
A couple of snip its.
Later, Sergei Yastrzhembsky, Russia's envoy to the European Union, used a more conciliatory tone, saying the Kosovo problem should be resolved exclusively by political means.
In what appeared to be a contradictory comment, Rogozin assured that "Russia was not planning to get involved in any armed confrontation over Kosovo."
"There will be no war between Russia and NATO over Kosovo," he said, though the Kosovo issue "will certainly hamper our dialogue."
The article starts out with a defiant Russia but ends with a softer approach to the problem. Is Russia bi-polar?
“The next war will be caused by some damned fool thing in the Balkans!”
Otto Von Bismarck, Chancellor of Germany
Bismark might be correct somewhere down the line. For now it looks like Russia doesn’t want to tangle with NATO.
More like paranoid schizophrenia.
“For now it looks like Russia doesn’t want to tangle with NATO.”
Then we should all get down on our knees and thank God that no Americans need to die for George Bush’s dog vomit Mohammedan Albanians in Kosovo anytime soon.
Seems like George is trying to pick a fight with Russia. With this and missle defence in Poland, he seems to be trying to lure Russia into a conflict for some strange reason.
I support Serbia on this issue. Mad Albright was the war monger, who was not looking out for the USA, and Serbia, who had been an ally in WW2.
Maybe because Russia is arming Iran with nukes, North Korea with long-range missiles, rockets for Syria to pass on to Hizballah, bombs for Sudan to drop on Darfur, submarines for Red China, fighter jets and thousands of machineguns for Hugo Chavez, etc., etc. Think that has anything to do with it?
I'm inclined to agree with you on that. In my book that's even scarier.
Amen, but, (there's always a but) Kosovo won't be happy with what they've stolen from Serbia, they'll want more. Islamist always want more and more. They're being appeased now and that's deadly, dangerous and wrong.
There's always a bigger picture. What's his and the State Departments bigger picture?
It creeps me out that we are most likely on the wrong side of this due to some sort of oil related blackmail from the Saudis.
Will we do ANYTHING to kowtow to the oil producing nations.... have we no soul left?
Russia can escalate this very quickly and in the process cause oil prices to skyrocket...they are not stupid you know. And higher oil will bring them more profit too... they could bleed the western world dry...cut off gas to Europe...move troops into Iran out of spite. Russia has been underestimated many times throughout history... I hope we back down from this mess we have created. It takes very little mischief to raise oil prices...and the Russian have always excelled at mischief.
What are we gonna do..shoot at the Russians??? I think NOT.
Even a skinny starving bear can rip your head clean off.
Maybe Russia will back off if we just do whatever Russia demands? Maybe if we just do whatever Russia says, whenever they say it, then do you think they might let us be their friends?
“Amen, but, (there’s always a but) Kosovo won’t be happy with what they’ve stolen from Serbia, they’ll want more. Islamist always want more and more. They’re being appeased now and that’s deadly, dangerous and wrong.”
Which is why I trust my cousins down in the Balkans are preparing to strangle this little monster in its crib.
-Bismarck
We had better be thankful that Russia doesn’t care to.
The Russians are a formidable foe, and they have ALWAYS been the protectors of Serbia. (Hence WWI)
It is a crying shame that Russia is the only country with the guts to defend their Christian brothers in Serbia.
I certainly am not willing to see our troops die to defend Islamic Jihadists in Kosovo.
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