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I agree this is much more prudent, and China excels at playing a role more confined to the shadows. For now at least. In some sense, the US and EU has already

by kalms 11y ago

I agree this is much more prudent, and China excels at playing a role more confined to the shadows. For now at least. In some sense, the US and EU has already accepted China's new found dominance - and place - in the international community. Russia has a much bigger problem accepting their current role, and are almost defiantly demanding respect; putting their forces into situations that could (or probably will) escalate into a full scale war. Personal opinion and all, but Russian foreign politics is reminiscent of Lebensraum, and all that it entailed.

dmichulke 11y ago
Well, as always it depends on "who started it". There are people who say that the current regime in the Ukraine is a US puppet installed via a coup. And up to today several unknowns persist (MH370, the Maidan shootings, the Odessa fire..). Same holds for Syria. In reality, IMO, there is never only one guilty, neither in politics, nor in marriage, nor in war. So I will refrain from blaming someone for all of it and I tend to disbelieve people who "know that it's the other one's fault".
- kalms 11y ago
  I wasn't blaming anyone. Merely observations. (Although, are you seriously insinuating that MH370 were caused by the US?)
  - dmichulke 11y ago
    Well, you were judging Putin's foreign politics which is your absolute right and I have no right whatsoever to tell you that you are wrong and in fact, I can't. I just wanted to point out a flaw in your logic (which is, again, only my opinion and not a fact per se). Regarding MH370, I just checked an it was MH 17 ;) Apart from that, there are many actors who could have done it. What I find surprising is that obviously noone is interested in providing supporting material for his side's theory. No satellite images, no radio tower comm, weird versions of the Dutch report on the black boxes (one with a sentence blaming Russia, the other one without that very sentence), it just appears so much politics that it doesn't pass the smell test.
    - kalms 11y ago
      Actions speak loader than words. Also, take a little time to analyze how the Russian media vs. the world reacted to the incident.

by kalms 11y ago

dmichulke 11y ago

Well, as always it depends on "who started it". There are people who say that the current regime in the Ukraine is a US puppet installed via a coup. And up to today several unknowns persist (MH370, the Maidan shootings, the Odessa fire..). Same holds for Syria. In reality, IMO, there is never only one guilty, neither in politics, nor in marriage, nor in war. So I will refrain from blaming someone for all of it and I tend to disbelieve people who "know that it's the other one's fault".

kalms 11y ago
I wasn't blaming anyone. Merely observations. (Although, are you seriously insinuating that MH370 were caused by the US?)
- dmichulke 11y ago
  Well, you were judging Putin's foreign politics which is your absolute right and I have no right whatsoever to tell you that you are wrong and in fact, I can't. I just wanted to point out a flaw in your logic (which is, again, only my opinion and not a fact per se). Regarding MH370, I just checked an it was MH 17 ;) Apart from that, there are many actors who could have done it. What I find surprising is that obviously noone is interested in providing supporting material for his side's theory. No satellite images, no radio tower comm, weird versions of the Dutch report on the black boxes (one with a sentence blaming Russia, the other one without that very sentence), it just appears so much politics that it doesn't pass the smell test.
  - kalms 11y ago
    Actions speak loader than words. Also, take a little time to analyze how the Russian media vs. the world reacted to the incident.