Sometimes I have to wonder where Condoleezza Rice got her PhD? She is supposed to be an expert on Russia and yet she is going along with the Bush plan to put missiles in Poland. Now I know the Bushies are calling them defensive missiles, but to the Russians, they are missiles within easy striking distance of Russian cities and bases. Why is seeing that this is a needless provocation such a problem for Rice?
We are treating Russia like a bear in a cage. We keep poking sticks at the bear and then seem surprised when it growls and becomes agressive. The problem is the cage is essentially useless. The bear could rip his way out easily. The only thing keeping him there is his belief that the cage is strong. That illusion is shared by our government as well.
We neeed to understand that there is no cage, and the best way to get along with Russia is to continue communicating with them and stop trying to muscle them into submission. Putin is a despot, and he will respond to being shoved around with equal force. When did diplomacy become the last resort?
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