If people think the US was the only superpower after the Soviet collapse in 1991 they haven’t seen anything yet! Pre-emptive wars with false intelligence reports like what happened in Iraq may be only the beginning. I’d hate to be a dictator in a country that holds significant strategic value to the US and isn’t all that US friendly right now. Sagging poll numbers or some rogue terrorist hiding in some corner of the country could cause my dictatorship to come to an end!
Prime minister Putin was not terribly far off base when he said the world needs a new security structure. The question is how long it will take the world to regain the military security balance it once had and how much damage will be done before then.
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1 - Victor Lana
Great article, Noel. Sounds like a big win for Obama. Good for him and good for US.
2 - roger nowosielski
I'm just curious, Noel, what kind of a response you'll get from our resident right-wingers, in any.
Most likely, they'll accuse the present administration of cowardice for reducing our nuclear weapons arsenal and for succumbing to the Russkies.
It goes without saying the sitting president can do no right.
3 - roger nowosielski
I'm just curious, Noel, what kind of a response you'll get from our resident right-wingers, in any.
Most likely, they'll accuse the present administration of cowardice for reducing our nuclear weapons arsenal and for succumbing to the Russkies.
It goes without saying the sitting president can do no right.
4 - Clavos
It goes without saying the sitting president can do no right
True, but his fault, not ours.