Bob F wrote:
"Steve Barker DLT" wrote in message
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ya, of turning us communist.


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Communists? You are still worried about communists? When are you going to leave
the 50's?




Sounds like you haven't been keeping up on current events. Putin
recently went into Georgia to test the waters. Beginning in 2009 we will
have a weak, pacifist president. As part of his pacifist ideals it is
guaranteed he will ask for huge cuts of the military budget. Thats
really a cute idea but very naive because guys like Putin respect
strength and don't respect weakness. Remember all of the media telling
us that the world wants Obama (because a weak president weakens the
status of the US relative to them). My strong guess is that Putin will
attempt to begin reacquiring the FSU members after Obama takes office.
Putin is a clever guy and former KGB so he knows how to get the job done.