Bush to Putin: 'The Cold War is Over'

[underpants]

Source: ABC News

President Bush and the Czech Republic's leaders on Tuesday defended plans to base part of a U.S. missile shield here despite fierce opposition from Russia.

"The people of the Czech Republic don't have to choose between being a friend of the United States or a friend with Russia," Bush said in his stop at this former Soviet satellite. "You can be both. We don't believe in a zero-sum world."

Most Czechs aren't happy about the proposal for a U.S. anti-missile radar base to be built at the Brdy military zone southwest of the capital. Recent polls here show more than 60 percent of the public in opposition.



As part of taking stock of "the freedom agenda," Bush plans to mention Russia as a difficult area, Hadley told reporters traveling Monday with Bush to Europe on Air Force One.



Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3244935

[goclark]

1. We are sorry to the world for the Chimp, please forgive us ~

[alfredo]

2. It is now frigid war.

[bif]

3. Then why are you trying to restart it, asshole?

[Spearman87]

4. I think Putin's comments are all about Putin

#1, rallying his "base" in Russia (looking tough and defiant......not Bush's poodle)

#2, Driving a wedge between any possible thawing of relations between Bush and Western Europe.

[Spearman87]

5. .......I just don't think he fears attack/shift in balance of power*

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[high density]

7. Good question?

Bush is making quite a few apparently off the cuff digs at Russia/Putin... Garbage like this from Bush of course is nothing new, but it seems more highly concentrated and belligerent than normal.

[BestCenter]

6. I don't know about this

For all of his crass 'freedom' rhetoric, declaring the Cold War is over and saying that the U.S. doesn't believe in a zero-sum world (what happened to with us or against us?) seems to be a prudent thing to do.

[Bigmack]

8. Did you see the video?....

The smug look on Dumbya's face when he said "The Cold War is over..." You could just see him smirking..."... and WE won!"

The US... with huge deficits and trade deficits and a plunging dollar... needs to do some fence-mending, not chest-thumping.

[mtnester]

9. He particularly should lay off shoving missiles nearly up the ass

of Putin without askin first...things like that tend to bring out the cranky in folks, I am thinking.

[sakabatou]

10. Then how come * wanted a missle defense shield?

[PassingFair]

11. Did Putin accept chimpy's invitation to Kennebunkport?

The article is stupidly UNCLEAR about whether he is actually coming or not. But it SOUNDS like
it is an invitation that Putin may NOT refuse....

snip>President Bush yesterday launched a high-stakes effort to repair the dramatically deteriorating US relationship with Russia by inviting President Vladimir Putin to visit the family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, after weeks of rhetoric reminiscent of the Cold War.

The White House has grown increasingly alarmed lately with the harsh tone coming out of Moscow and its hardening positions on issues that include Iran's nuclear program, Kosovo statehood and missile defense. Administration officials said privately that the situation has reached a crisis stage and needs to be reversed before it gets worse.

Although the president's aides do not expect to resolve the stickiest issues dividing the two sides during the visit to the Bush family retreat on the rocky Maine coast July 1 to 2, they hope the relaxed setting will restore a constructive footing to US-Russian relations. During more than six years as president, Bush has never asked any foreign leader to join him at his parents' seaside home until now, and aides hope Putin will be impressed with the show of intimacy.


http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2007/05/31/bush_offers_maine_invitation_to_putin/

[cliss]

12. Answer = Yes.

I just heard Puddy Tat will be accepting Bush's Lovely Offer.

Now if I was Putin.... I'd......

[unkachuck]

13. let's see....

....one part of the Soviet Union might someday have to nuke another part of the Soviet Union....great trick, if you can do it....

....but then again, we don't spend a half trillion dollars a year on our war-machine for nothing....