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In reply to the discussion: Russia is not our Adversary [View all]grantcart
(53,061 posts)8. No what I said was that they have wanted to control Eastern Europe sine 1600
You must have missed the 2nd point
2) Security through Hegemony. Russias immense and long border make border security impossible. To achieve border security Russia has for centuries opted for the only practical option that would provide security in neighborhoods that can be aggressive, hegemony. By concentrating power onto smaller neighbors they are practiced at installing friendly governments in its neighbors that would provide a buffer from aggressive large countries
That also includes the countries to its southern border. They not only want to dominate the "Duchy of Poland" but Afghanistan as a defensive measure.
When it comes to England, Germany, France and Italy they want to be seen as cultural and intellectual equals and be admired as the home land of Pushkin, Chekov, Bunin, Dostoevsky and Tolstoy
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Comey just confirmed both political parties were hacked in 2016 by Russiansbut that only Democratic
Cha
Mar 2017
#2
The misdeeds of Putin and his cronyies cannot be separate from the Russian state
Gothmog
Mar 2017
#79
When you say, "Russia doesnt want to dominate Europe," do you include Eastern Europe?
RelativelyJones
Mar 2017
#6
"The Russian people are not our adversaries or our enemies. " In that case Germany wasn't our ...
uponit7771
Mar 2017
#35
+1, we'd be in the same boat if we were in the same boat with Bush and Iraq ... the American people
uponit7771
Mar 2017
#45
LA Times - "Moscow welcomes the (would-be) sovereign nations of California and Texas"
TomCADem
Mar 2017
#15
when talking about politics it is about the Russian Govt which is Putin and this is especially
JI7
Mar 2017
#47
St Petersburg was glorious! I also went to an old medieval city and Moscow but
bettyellen
Mar 2017
#70
I suggest any American that believes Russia/Putin is not an adversary read the following:
Nevermypresident
Mar 2017
#32
Does the following not "read" adversarial toward our liberal democracy of the U.S.?
Nevermypresident
Mar 2017
#48
With the advent of solid rocket ICBM's Russia became America's enemy for all time.
gordianot
Mar 2017
#34
Russia is our adversary. And I mean the Russian populace. Try visiting there. I have. nt
msanthrope
Mar 2017
#58
#2 - Characterizing the Warsaw Pact states as "autonomous" and "friendly" is an offensive lie.
cemaphonic
Mar 2017
#68
It would be nice for the OP to say how he would characterize our relationship with Russia.
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2017
#71
Putin is not just after Eastern Europe. He considers Finland and Sweden as Russian satellites.
KittyWampus
Mar 2017
#73
Russia is our adversary. There is no question about it and the game of semantics doesn't work.
NCTraveler
Mar 2017
#81
"U.S.A has done it, too, by one expert's count, more than 80 times worldwide between 1946 and 2000."
Hoyt
Mar 2017
#82
They don't understand that Russia is not socialist or communist but full on Fascist now.
Demsrule86
Mar 2017
#97
We can vote Trump out next time...But Putin will kill any of his opponents...thus Putin is Russia.
Demsrule86
Mar 2017
#96
Putin and his mobs bosses are the enemy and they rule Russia. Like saying Hitler was the enemy in
McCamy Taylor
Mar 2017
#93
They attacked our electoral democracy itself. They are not adversaries, they are enemies
geek tragedy
Mar 2017
#94