Claude Cartaginese: Obama to Russia: We Surrender!
[Claude Cartaginese writes for Newsreal]
On Sept. 17, 1939, Soviet troops invaded Poland. In 1968 they invaded the Czech Republic (then part of Czechoslovakia). In both countries (as well as in most of the other countries in Eastern Europe that fell under Soviet domination), the Russians imposed brutal Marxist dictatorships. When the Soviet Union disintegrated in 1991, many of those countries finally got an opportunity to taste freedom for the first time in decades.
In the Czech Republic, and especially in Poland—which endured 70 years of communist repression—this new-found freedom allowed those countries to dismantle the police-state apparatus (which is necessary for the existence of every Marxist state) that the Russians had imposed, and to move closer to the West, all the while keeping a wary eye on the Russians. Russia’s brutal invasion of the Republic of Georgia last year was a reminder to them that Russian aspirations of regional domination are still very much alive.
After the 9/11 Islamic terror attacks, the administration of George W. Bush courted the region determinedly, recognizing that America’s security and Europe’s stability required a strong, safe Eastern Europe that could be relied upon as an ally in the war on terror. The Eastern Europeans proved their commitment by becoming, in some instances, more reliable than the French or other Western European nations. In fact, Eastern European nations were some of the most enthusiastic contributors of troops in the war on terror, fighting alongside U.S. forces in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
While the United States was forging these alliances, the Russians were busy forging alliances of their own. Aside from their traditional surrogates, such as Cuba and North Korea, they have found common ground with countries such as Venezuela and Iran. When Iran embarked on its program to acquire nuclear weapons, it was Russia that provided the technology to enable it to do so. It was Russia which built Iran’s nuclear reactors, and it is Russia that is providing Iran with the fuel to run those reactors.
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Obama to Russia: We Surrender!
2009 September 18
tags: Iran, missile defense, News, NewsRealblog, Politics, Russia
by Claude Cartaginese
russia_06
On Sept. 17, 1939, Soviet troops invaded Poland. In 1968 they invaded the Czech Republic (then part of Czechoslovakia). In both countries (as well as in most of the other countries in Eastern Europe that fell under Soviet domination), the Russians imposed brutal Marxist dictatorships. When the Soviet Union disintegrated in 1991, many of those countries finally got an opportunity to taste freedom for the first time in decades.
In the Czech Republic, and especially in Poland—which endured 70 years of communist repression—this new-found freedom allowed those countries to dismantle the police-state apparatus (which is necessary for the existence of every Marxist state) that the Russians had imposed, and to move closer to the West, all the while keeping a wary eye on the Russians. Russia’s brutal invasion of the Republic of Georgia last year was a reminder to them that Russian aspirations of regional domination are still very much alive.
After the 9/11 Islamic terror attacks, the administration of George W. Bush courted the region determinedly, recognizing that America’s security and Europe’s stability required a strong, safe Eastern Europe that could be relied upon as an ally in the war on terror. The Eastern Europeans proved their commitment by becoming, in some instances, more reliable than the French or other Western European nations. In fact, Eastern European nations were some of the most enthusiastic contributors of troops in the war on terror, fighting alongside U.S. forces in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
While the United States was forging these alliances, the Russians were busy forging alliances of their own. Aside from their traditional surrogates, such as Cuba and North Korea, they have found common ground with countries such as Venezuela and Iran. When Iran embarked on its program to acquire nuclear weapons, it was Russia that provided the technology to enable it to do so. It was Russia which built Iran’s nuclear reactors, and it is Russia that is providing Iran with the fuel to run those reactors.
President Bush not only recognized the danger that a nuclear-armed Iran, backed by Russia, would have on the stability of both Europe and the Middle East, he also recognized that Iranian missiles could now threaten the very security of the United States...
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On Sept. 17, 1939, Soviet troops invaded Poland. In 1968 they invaded the Czech Republic (then part of Czechoslovakia). In both countries (as well as in most of the other countries in Eastern Europe that fell under Soviet domination), the Russians imposed brutal Marxist dictatorships. When the Soviet Union disintegrated in 1991, many of those countries finally got an opportunity to taste freedom for the first time in decades.
In the Czech Republic, and especially in Poland—which endured 70 years of communist repression—this new-found freedom allowed those countries to dismantle the police-state apparatus (which is necessary for the existence of every Marxist state) that the Russians had imposed, and to move closer to the West, all the while keeping a wary eye on the Russians. Russia’s brutal invasion of the Republic of Georgia last year was a reminder to them that Russian aspirations of regional domination are still very much alive.
After the 9/11 Islamic terror attacks, the administration of George W. Bush courted the region determinedly, recognizing that America’s security and Europe’s stability required a strong, safe Eastern Europe that could be relied upon as an ally in the war on terror. The Eastern Europeans proved their commitment by becoming, in some instances, more reliable than the French or other Western European nations. In fact, Eastern European nations were some of the most enthusiastic contributors of troops in the war on terror, fighting alongside U.S. forces in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
While the United States was forging these alliances, the Russians were busy forging alliances of their own. Aside from their traditional surrogates, such as Cuba and North Korea, they have found common ground with countries such as Venezuela and Iran. When Iran embarked on its program to acquire nuclear weapons, it was Russia that provided the technology to enable it to do so. It was Russia which built Iran’s nuclear reactors, and it is Russia that is providing Iran with the fuel to run those reactors.
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Obama to Russia: We Surrender!
2009 September 18
tags: Iran, missile defense, News, NewsRealblog, Politics, Russia
by Claude Cartaginese
russia_06
On Sept. 17, 1939, Soviet troops invaded Poland. In 1968 they invaded the Czech Republic (then part of Czechoslovakia). In both countries (as well as in most of the other countries in Eastern Europe that fell under Soviet domination), the Russians imposed brutal Marxist dictatorships. When the Soviet Union disintegrated in 1991, many of those countries finally got an opportunity to taste freedom for the first time in decades.
In the Czech Republic, and especially in Poland—which endured 70 years of communist repression—this new-found freedom allowed those countries to dismantle the police-state apparatus (which is necessary for the existence of every Marxist state) that the Russians had imposed, and to move closer to the West, all the while keeping a wary eye on the Russians. Russia’s brutal invasion of the Republic of Georgia last year was a reminder to them that Russian aspirations of regional domination are still very much alive.
After the 9/11 Islamic terror attacks, the administration of George W. Bush courted the region determinedly, recognizing that America’s security and Europe’s stability required a strong, safe Eastern Europe that could be relied upon as an ally in the war on terror. The Eastern Europeans proved their commitment by becoming, in some instances, more reliable than the French or other Western European nations. In fact, Eastern European nations were some of the most enthusiastic contributors of troops in the war on terror, fighting alongside U.S. forces in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
While the United States was forging these alliances, the Russians were busy forging alliances of their own. Aside from their traditional surrogates, such as Cuba and North Korea, they have found common ground with countries such as Venezuela and Iran. When Iran embarked on its program to acquire nuclear weapons, it was Russia that provided the technology to enable it to do so. It was Russia which built Iran’s nuclear reactors, and it is Russia that is providing Iran with the fuel to run those reactors.
President Bush not only recognized the danger that a nuclear-armed Iran, backed by Russia, would have on the stability of both Europe and the Middle East, he also recognized that Iranian missiles could now threaten the very security of the United States...