Gorbachev criticises US 'empire' (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

The former Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, has blamed the US for the current state of relations between Russia and the West.

In a BBC interview, Mr Gorbachev said that the Russians were ready to be constructive, but America was trying to squeeze them out of global diplomacy.

He added that the Iraq War had undermined Tony Blair's credibility.

Mr Gorbachev accused America of "empire-building", which he said the UK should have warned it away from.
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"I don't understand why you, the British, did not tell them, 'Don't think about empire, we know about empires, we know that all empires break up in the end, so why start again to create a new mess.'"
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6717037.stm

[badgerpup]

1. If ANY of these idiots had read or retained their history lessons...

...they might have seen that Mr. Gorbachev is absolutely right about Empires and hegemonies.
They get too damn big and they rot from within and then all fall down and go smash.
But I guess if they can hold things together long enough happen on the next guy's watch and not their own, they really don't give a flying BFD...

Apres moi, le deluge.
http://tradicionclasica.blogspot.com/2006/01/expression-aprs-moi-le-dluge-and-its.html

Right, George?
:nuke:

[provis99]

2. Gorbachev, master of the obvious

Tell us something we don't know, Gorby.

[Vidar]

3. Gorbachev is right again.

[formercia]

4. Junior is committed in conjuring up the rapture

and that it is the manifest destiny of this country (him) to be the messenger and agent of the Apocalypse.

So all you true believers, go max out your credit cards and spend yourself into oblivion, because there will be none to collect the debt. :sarcasm: