"Putin: U.S. Has Triggered New Arms Race"

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Putin: U.S. Has Triggered New Arms Race
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press Writer

6 hours ago

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that tests of new Russian missiles were a response to the planned deployment of U.S. missile defense installations and other forces in Europe, suggesting Washington has triggered a new arms race. In a clear reference to the United States, he harshly criticized "imperialism" in global affairs and warned that Russia will strengthen its military potential to maintain a global strategic balance.

"It wasn't us who initiated a new round of arms race," Putin said when asked about Russia's missile tests at a news conference after talks in the Kremlin with Greek President Karolos Papoulias. Putin described Tuesday's tests of a new ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads and a new cruise missile as part of the Russian response to the planned deployment of new U.S. military bases and missile defense sites in ex-Soviet satellites in Central and Eastern Europe.

He assailed the United States and other NATO members for failing to ratify an amended version of the 1990 Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty, which limits the deployment of heavy non-nuclear weapons around the continent. "We have signed and ratified the CFE and are fully implementing it. We have pulled out all our heavy weapons from the European part of Russia to (locations) behind the Ural Mountains and cut our military by 300,000 men," Putin said.

"And what about our partners? They are filling Eastern Europe with new weapons. A new base in Bulgaria, another one in Romania, a (missile defense) site in Poland and a radar in the Czech Republic," he said. "What we are supposed to do? We can't just sit back and look at that." Putin and other Russian officials have repeatedly rejected U.S. assurances that the planned missile defense installations are meant to counter a potential threat from nations such as Iran and pose no danger to Russia. Putin reaffirmed his warning that Russia would opt out of the CFE treaty altogether if NATO nations fail to ratify its amended version. "Either you ratify the treaty and start observing it, or we will opt out of it," Putin said.<snip>

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1. If those maniacs in Washington aren't

biting their nails & have stomach acid churching in their guts, I don't know what will.

This has now become a crisis situation. It's obvious: the U.S. pushed and pushed, bulldozed, baited, pushed some more to see what the limits would be. Just like the PNAC wanted.

Well, they've now reached the limit.

Are they prepared for the next step? I WONDER.
These fools are taking us over the god damn abyss. Reckless, stupid idiots.
I wonder what Kissinger and Zbigniew Brzezinski and Madeline Albright are saying right now. They're probably panicking, as we speak.
These people remind me of Emperor Hirohito of Japan....just completely out of touch with reality.

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2. They ARE completely out of touch with reality and what's WORSE,

they don't care that WE KNOW IT because they don't give a shit what WE think. They don't care what Putin thinks, they REALLY don't care what Kissinger, Zbigniew Brzezinski and Madeline Albright think. PNAC baby! WORLD DOMINATION IS THE NAME OF THEIR GAME. Screw the world. Screw Congress. Screw the American citizen PEONS. Screw the CONSTITUTION..."It's just a G-d damn piece of paper!"

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. Are they all just playing

[Fleshdancer]

4. Putin can't be mad at us....

Georgie looked Vladie in the eye and sensed his SOUL! HIS SOUL I TELL YOU!!!

*sigh* breakups are hard work I guess. I just wish these two idiots wouldn't take out their anger on those of us who had nothing to do with their destructive behavior.

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

5. Well, wait a minute, here. The Bush cabal DID initiate their global imperial endeavors. HOWEVER,...

,...I'm not going to buy into one power-monger's displacement of responsibility on another power-mongering regime's behavior. THEY ARE BOTH RESPONSIBLE!!! Hell, they're prolly in cahootz, as well,...being the power-brokers in the world.

*middle finger* to you, Putin, too.

Anyone else smellin' somethin' funny about PuPu's "eyes" Bush found so appealing?