US: North Korea loading rocket on launch pad

[LChoy]

Originally Posted by Flame Of Liberty

It looks like Obama is going to back out on the plan to put missiles/radar in Poland/Czech rep, as a "gesture" towards the Russians. To me, it will be the biggest disapointment with his foreign policy to date. Damn shame to sink NATO allies who have/had soldiers in both Iraq and Afghanistan, just to please the Russians, who will laugh at it anyway.

There was a recent article on how the US is starting to cater towards the Russians on CBC. Mainly since they want to use the "Stans" countries that border Afganistan as a safer route for tranport and staging.
Also, Russia has actually fared much better than expected in the current economic climate. This raises some implications as the new Eastern countries that have or trying to the join the EU are struggling (ie Poland and Ukraine) and the EU is refusing to help them with their debts. The real senario is that Russia can offer these countries an opportunity to take on their debt, if they give up their EU ambitions and see things from the Russian perspective.


Thanks Vlad, I'm not quite up to speed on my Asian politics

[VladtheImpaler]

Originally Posted by Lchoy

There was a recent article on how the US is starting to cater towards the Russians on CBC. Mainly since they want to use the "Stans" countries that border Afganistan as a safer route for tranport and staging.
Also, Russia has actually fared much better than expected in the current economic climate. This raises some implications as the new Eastern countries that have or trying to the join the EU are struggling (ie Poland and Ukraine) and the EU is refusing to help them with their debts. The real senario is that Russia can offer these countries an opportunity to take on their debt, if they give up their EU ambitions and see things from the Russian perspective.


Thanks Vlad, I'm not quite up to speed on my Asian politics

NP. Finally, my Economist subscription pays off... Actually, Russia is not doing that well, being a resource exporter - it has been pissing away its huge foreign currency reserves to prop up the ruble.
Obama is clearly hoping to buy Russian cooperation on Iran and Afghanistan by sacrificing the missiles in E.Europe.

[guzzy]

Originally Posted by flylock shox

If Bush were in power, North Korea would've been invaded by now.

Bush had his chances....he is rightfully scared of North Korea. That and they don't have oil

[Gundo]

I just think hes just Ronery.