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Originally posted by The_Alarmist2012
Originally posted by johnsky
With so many countries turning to Russia for defense... the US may just be up the creek without a paddle if they make any more enemies. Very dangerous game they're playing.
Dangerous game indeed.
There is a price for Russian defense against the USA and its allies, and that is oil and natural gas.
I'm not sure if people can actually see what is going on here, or where this is ultimately leading.
If we can't control our foreign oil supplies, then we are under the control of those who do. The Russians are keenly aware of this, The US economy has shown its weakness through dependence on foreign oil, a weakness that can be exploited.
War may be inevitable.
Originally posted by Melbourne_Militia
The US sends ships into the Black Sea and Russia responds by sendingships into the Caribean........same difference. Why the shock now? Because someone has actually stepped up to the plate to play ball?
Its like a tit for tat at the moment, kind of interesting in a way, like watching 2 experienced Chess Players at a tournament.
One thing Id like to bring up here, and Im sure others may have come across this, of a conspiratorial nature of course,
I read once, actually several times that the Cold War was fabricated between the 2 superpowers to mask a possible threat from outerspace whilst not revealing it to the public. Thus, by having a major threat in the world, that of M.A.D, the public on both sides supported the massive military buildups of the 2 superpowers and the expansion of both powers around the world.
It kind of makes sense if that theory is true. But within the last decade, you have to admit, the USA has expanded its empire around the world alot, and the fact that the Russians are starting to flex their muscles now makes me think if that original Cold War conspiracy theory was true, and if in fact "THEY" know of something threatening us, the earth again, and are masking their agression against each other by another massive buildup of their military forces around the Earth to counter this threat or to possible prepare for it.
I know it may be a little far fetched, but not beyond the realms of possiblity.
I think that there may be 2 sides to this coin here and "THEY" arent revealing what the truth is......as is always the case.
Chavez, who buys billions of dollars of weapons from Russia, has criticized this year's reactivation of the U.S. Navy's Fourth Fleet, which will patrol Latin America for the first time in over 50 years.
The socialist Chavez says he fears the United States will invade oil-rich Venezuela and he supports Russia's growing geopolitical presence as a counterbalance to U.S. power.
Originally posted by The_Alarmist2012
Pushing ever closer to world war?
It may not be Cuba, but it is close enough to send a message to Washington.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, an outspoken critic of Washington, has said in recent weeks that Russian ships and planes are welcome to visit the South American country.
Anyone get the feeling that Chavez would like to see a war between Russia and the USA?
news.yahoo.com
(visit the link for the full news article)
[edit on 6-9-2008 by The_Alarmist2012]
Originally posted by Masisoar
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The U.S. and Russians aren't close friends... sure but there's nothing there to cause a war over, not like back in the ole days
I swear all it takes is one "remotely" associated with a war and everyone's all over it like the Iran/US deal. Wasn't that war suppose to happen a year or so ago?
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Wasn't that war suppose to happen a year or so ago?
When I woke up this morning and went to CNN.com, that was the first headline I saw, and my stomach didn't get a good feeling. That has to be one of the more eery things I've been fearing in the back of my mind - An excuse to go to war with Iran.
I'm asking you! The people of this board - what are your opinion? I really don't think this will turn out well at all and may not lead to an invasion of Iran, but rather a tactical strike.. and where will that lead...
This has been spammed on ATS.com along with other Iran Bull@#$@.
Just drop it and stop trying to scare everyone.
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