I'm no foreign affairs expert, but this doesn't make sense to me. The U.S. has inked a deal to install a radar in the Czech Republic in connection with our missile defense project. Russia feels threatened and it has threatened to use military means to stop it.
What does Russia have that what we want? The Cold War was fought over Communist Russia's aggressive global aspirations. At this point, Russia can scarcely export a case of beer, much less an ideology. Are they afraid we're going to invade to take over their . . . teeming prostitute industry? Maybe we want a piece of their drug market, or maybe one of those scrunched-up looking cars that everyone in Russia seems to drive. I guess we could want their oil, but surely there are easier oil-rich targets to pick on than Russia.
I guess it comes down to this, Why is Russia any more upset about this than, say, Poland, Greece, Albania, or other countries in the region? I simply don't get it. If anyone with more foreign affairs knowledge than I wishes to weigh in, I'd appreciate it. The comments are open.
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Lameness Notice: Blogging could get light. The vacation season is at full tilt.
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Man, this would be a great joke to play on one of my friends: A happily married couple were stunned to receive a solicitor's letter saying their divorce had been finalised. Unfortunately, I suspect the State Bar Ethics Committee would fail to see the humor.
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I think it worked. Oil prices dropped $5 a barrel yesterday, and they also dropped on Monday. "Our pockets are empty, but we're going to hold on to God!" Twyman, a community organizer from Rockville, said as he and seven other people formed a semicircle, held hands and sang, pleading for divine intervention to lower fuel prices.
