08-02-2013, 06:21 PM
(08-02-2013, 04:57 PM)Jimbone Wrote:(08-02-2013, 04:19 PM)Duchess Wrote:
So by not aiming some missiles at them is going to be viewed as cowardice & backing down? I'm not interested in having a leader who shoots his mouth off & maybe makes threatening gestures in order to get a point across. I think there is a way to get things accomplished without veiled threats or innuendo...but what the hell do I know about this kind of thing, nothing.
The missile shield wasn't aiming missiles at them... it was part of a defensive system to knock out missiles launched from Russia or the Middle East. We were putting them in Poland and Czechoslovakia because they were our allies... and Obama sold them out and pulled the plug when he took office. He hoped it was a gesture of good will to 'reset' relations with Russia.
Since then, the Russians have basically laughed at Obama. Putin has zero respect for him, and thinks the US is weak. They've continued to be strong allies of Syria, Iran, and North Korea. Giving Snowden asylum was just another poke in the eye.
Would you go with funeral exist strategy?
We need to punish the French, ignore the Germans and forgive the Russians - Condoleezza Rice.