http://themoderatevoice.com/21953/is-this-the-right-policy-toward-russia/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:08:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://themoderatevoice.com/21953/is-this-the-right-policy-toward-russia/comment-page-1/#comment-137864 DLS Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:32:06 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/foreign-policy/21953/is-this-the-right-policy-toward-russia/#comment-137864 It's premature to speak of a new Cold War, though Bruno, the Bear is definitely back to making mischief of all kinds. The paranoia and xenophobia (as opposed to the fake charges made of those things toward immigration reform proponents in the USA, most of the public) are there, and the resentment at the humiliation of Russia. What humiliation, absolute or relative? Resentment at not being able to bully other nations at will and expect others to do Russia's bidding at all times? (You know, a more real version of charges often hurled at the USA and especially at the Bush administration.) It's premature to speak of a new Cold War, though Bruno, the Bear is definitely back to making mischief of all kinds. The paranoia and xenophobia (as opposed to the fake charges made of those things toward immigration reform proponents in the USA, most of the public) are there, and the resentment at the humiliation of Russia. What humiliation, absolute or relative? Resentment at not being able to bully other nations at will and expect others to do Russia's bidding at all times? (You know, a more real version of charges often hurled at the USA and especially at the Bush administration.)

]]> http://themoderatevoice.com/21953/is-this-the-right-policy-toward-russia/comment-page-1/#comment-114111 Russia » Is This the Right Policy Toward Russia? Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:08:28 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/foreign-policy/21953/is-this-the-right-policy-toward-russia/#comment-114111 [...] Is This the Right Policy Toward Russia?Russian history is replete with the need of at least a sorry succession of leaders for Russia to be taken seriously by the outer world. When combined with the country’s culture of authoritarianism, it explains why Russia has behaved as … [...] [...] Is This the Right Policy Toward Russia?Russian history is replete with the need of at least a sorry succession of leaders for Russia to be taken seriously by the outer world. When combined with the country’s culture of authoritarianism, it explains why Russia has behaved as … [...]

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