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RE: US Says Russia Violated a 1987 Nuclear Missile Treaty
July 30, 2014 at 5:20 pm
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RE: US Says Russia Violated a 1987 Nuclear Missile Treaty
July 30, 2014 at 5:33 pm
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(July 30, 2014 at 5:38 am)Rayaan Wrote: (July 29, 2014 at 1:44 pm)Chuck Wrote: It is most interesting that we found nothing wrong with this supposed breach when it happened, but piped up indignantly when we found ourselves trying hard to incovenience Russia 7 years later.
It is also very interesting that this recent sanction imposed on Russia has occurred almost right after the launching of a $100 billion New Development Bank (NDB) operated by the BRICS states (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) in July 15, 2014. And I think that the new BRICS bank is very likely a hidden catalyst (or at least one of the reasons) for the imposing of the sanction against Russia by the US. Why, you ask?
At a time when we seek to contain China's rising military power, It would be totally idiotic to drive Russia to seek a bailout from China when Russian still has a array of superior military technology to sell to China, and Russia could make good any resource shortfall China might experience if the US seeks to disrupt Chinese trade.
The degree of idiocy required to do such a thing is so vast that its magnitude constitute proof that this is exactly what we would do.
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RE: US Says Russia Violated a 1987 Nuclear Missile Treaty
August 1, 2014 at 1:06 am
(July 30, 2014 at 5:33 pm)Chuck Wrote: At a time when we seek to contain China's rising military power, It would be totally idiotic to drive Russia to seek a bailout from China when Russian still has a array of superior military technology to sell to China, and Russia could make good any resource shortfall China might experience if the US seeks to disrupt Chinese trade.
The degree of idiocy required to do such a thing is so vast that its magnitude constitute proof that this is exactly what we would do.
I wasn't saying that the US is doing this just to force Russia to seek a bailout from China. That may be one of the short-term goals, but I think what Obama is most concerned about is the new BRICS, because Russia is forming a strong financial alliance with China, India and others and this is posing a great risk for the US dollar as the dominant global currency for reserves and trading. So, now the US is trying harder to put an economic strain on Russia by delivering multilateral sanctions against the country.
And I think the sanctions will definitely impose costs on the Russian economy, but as to what extent and the long-term effects it would have depends on the direction of Putin's dive (which is still unpredictable). In a recent New Republic piece on Putin, journalist and blogger Julia Ioffe writes that "Sanctioning Putin is a gamble. Not because it will adversely affect the American and European economies, but because it’s hard to predict which way Putin’s going to dive."
Most sources say that the sanctions are being tossed in order to inflict "punishment" on Russia for its recent annexation of Ukraine as well as the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 (though I should add that there is no evidence to support the latter). That may well be true, but I think there are also much more cynical reasons for doing this.
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RE: US Says Russia Violated a 1987 Nuclear Missile Treaty
August 1, 2014 at 1:13 am
(July 29, 2014 at 2:05 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Right now the F-35 can't fly far enough to reach Canada.
I heard for how much the Pentagon wasted on that shitty program, they could have given every homeless person in America a 600 thousand USD home.
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RE: US Says Russia Violated a 1987 Nuclear Missile Treaty
August 1, 2014 at 2:04 am
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Yup, baffling, isn't it? On the plus side, we could gut them and put them in junkyards for homeless people to live in. I think it's important to mention that it's not a total loss.
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RE: US Says Russia Violated a 1987 Nuclear Missile Treaty
August 1, 2014 at 2:16 am
(August 1, 2014 at 1:13 am)Polaris Wrote: (July 29, 2014 at 2:05 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Right now the F-35 can't fly far enough to reach Canada.
I heard for how much the Pentagon wasted on that shitty program, they could have given every homeless person in America a 600 thousand USD home.
So far, with much more to come. They like to talk about the jobs provided but I submit you can create a lot of jobs building those houses, too.
And, for the record, I don't think Canada or even Mexico are credible aerial threats to the security of the US.
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RE: US Says Russia Violated a 1987 Nuclear Missile Treaty
August 1, 2014 at 2:35 am
(July 29, 2014 at 2:05 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Right now the F-35 can't fly far enough to reach Canada.
They are well placed to bomb the end of their own runways though.
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