10 Reasons Why Russia Can't Trust Uncle Sam

Published: August 1, 2007, 10:29 am

POV is quite important in foreign policy and here is some insight into Russia's POV regarding the US...26/07/2007 Moscow News, 29 200710 Reasons Why Russia Can't Trust Uncle Samhttp://mnweekly.ru/columnists/20070726/55263769.htmlThe West says that it is perplexed by Russia's "aggressive" behavior of late, and suggests that Moscow is desirous to regain its past superpower status, and even a little empire. But if cashing in on oil is imperialism, how do we explain the following U.S. moves:10. Scrapping the Anti-Ballis tic Missile Treaty -In Decem ber 2001, three months after 9/11, U.S. President George W. Bush told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the U.S. was pulling out of the 1972 ABM Treaty, a Cold War-era document that specifically forbade the development and deployment of anti-missile defense systems. The treaty ensured that signatory nations adhere to the mutually assured destruction (MAD) concept - if you destroy us we will destroy you formula. Yes, it was certainly

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