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Originally Posted by roachboy
so first off, as much as i dislike putin, i have to say that i do not blame his government for reacting as it has to the poland deal---i think the parallel might well be the attempt of the soviets to put missles in cuba in 1962....
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You read my mind! This is the next logical conclusion after the GWOT, which isn't quite making enough money right now. The cold war was responsible for the military industrial complex, and in the eyes of war profiteers it's quite frankly the best thing that's ever happened.
The US has tried to antagonize China, but it seems that falling into the old relationship with the USSR... erm Russia is the next logical fallback for military buildup. If they can set in motion this cold war before a Democrat sits in the oval office, it will be much more difficult for the left to slow military spending. Maybe even 8 years; long enough for the ptb to line up another profiteer for the presidency.
I also think that Putin is a horrible leader, reminiscent of Russian days gone by, but I find that faulting his reaction is difficult.