Comments on: Bush And Putin: The Strange “Romance”?

By: DLS

DLS — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:59:13 +0000

Chris, don’t overreact to Bush. Bush is not doing anything as bad as or as well as Putin is doing; Bush’s goals aren’t as broad or evil and Bush is inept, while Putin continues to progress — he even kills critics not only at home but abroad.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:12:16 +0000

I think Chris is pretty spot on. Bush and Putin are both authoritarian leaders that demand obediance and see nothing wrong with doing as they please despite the interests of the people they are supposed to represent. I’m sure Putin thoroughly appoves of the Milatary Commissions Act since its pretty much straight out of his own playbook.

By: domajot

domajot — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:34:36 +0000

I think Putin’s Russia is a bigger threat to world stability than the press reports or most opinion pieces bother to address

However, I have no problem with Bush and Putin sitting together at candle-lit dinners. .It’s one way to gauge what one can gain from the other. It beats the no-talk Acis of Evil approach hands down. I just hope we won’t need to drag out the ‘love is blind’ refrain.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:50:04 +0000

What’s so strange about the Bush-Putin relationship? From what I can tell, they are both running parallel courses from their offices in Washington and Moscow. They have both sought to stifle democracy and create single party rule. They have both shrouded their governments in secrecy. They both share a deep animosity for the west. And they both have used the threat of terrorism to shield their governments and actions from criticism.

And notice how none of Putin’s excesses really mattered over the last decade. That is until he defied America by opposing the missile shield and sanctions on Iran.