Russia hits back after McCain's G8 threat: official

[sabra]

Source: AFP

MOSCOW - A top Russian diplomat on Tuesday dismissed US presidential hopeful John McCain's threat to expel Russia from the G8, saying he should get himself elected first and brushing off the prospect of expulsion.

'We can afford to cut off relations with any of our partners if that's what they want.... We're not interested in what McCain has to say. Let him become president first, then we'll listen to him,' the diplomat told reporters.

'We want the American electorate to answer for the choice it will make.... At the moment, they are turning Russia into a scapegoat for the mistakes of their foreign policy,' said the diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The United States 'is on the verge of an existential crisis,' he added.

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[TwilightGardener]

1. Wow. Obama is treated like a head of state, McCain is treated like

a mere wanna-be...I LOVE IT!!! :rofl:

[Xipe Totec]

5. the flip side

the tail of state

[TwilightGardener]

6. LOL! Or the ass of state.

[pnorman]

2. And just recently, McCain had triede to charcterize Obam's trip abroad as

trying to "act presidential" before he had even been elected!

pnorman

[bdamomma]

3. oh, McCain what a waste he is, if this man is elected or this

stolen again, we are just done DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Turner Ashby]

4. God. They all try to take on Putin and look like crap.

I truly do hope Obama fares better than the Republican keystone kops.

[bdamomma]

8. we are dealing with desperate repigs.

[jwirr]

11. And one specific repig who is still living in his 1960s world of nam &

commies.

[L0oniX]

7. Again McLame makes himself look like Mr Magoo

[klyon]

12. would that be Mr McGoo

he is just as blind as Magoo

[Ian David]

9. They should invite McCain to talk about it over a sushi dinner. n/t

[Indenturedebtor]

10. Thank you Russia. McBush is indeed an idiot

The more people who point that out - the more chance that it will break through our Ministry of Information.

[cliss]

13. The most important quote of this article:

"The United States 'is on the verge of an existential crisis,' he added."

Now THAT should bring shivers to everyone who reads this article.
Dire implications.
This means that the world a) sees what's going on with the U.S. economy and b) they are getting ready for some kind of collapse.

Financial Instability leads to political instability.
Because of our problems, this is going to lead to a lot of instability, as countries try to figure out what's coming. I wonder, who will emerge if we topple? Probably countries with a lot of natural resources like Russia, Iran, Venezuela. Europe should do better than the U.S., but you never know.

Scary times.
Thanks for posting:smoke: