Dept of. Curbing Soviet Expansion
A new Cold War should liven things up
Could there be a second Cold War heating up? It’s saddening to think that the Bush administraion has entered its twilight years because if there is any group of people who could properly rekindle the conflict that laid the foundation for today’s disasterious state of World Affairs, it’s these jackasses.
The BBC is reporting that Vladdy Vlad is none too pleased with US plans to construct a European missile shield, implying that, like the United States, Russia reserves the right to bomb whoever the fuck it wants:
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said a recent ballistic missile test was in answer to US plans to create a defence shield in Central Europe.
Mr Putin said it was a “response to maintain the strategic balance in the world”, in what he called a “new round of the arms race”.
On second thought though, maybe there is no second Cold War brewing. It might be this is the swan song of a would-be dictator coming to the end of his term, nostalgic for times past. In Russia’s new, more ‘democratic’ system, Vladdy can’t hold on to power forever; he has to go through all the trouble of securing a successor, getting him to power, and then ensuring that he continues to differ to Vladdy’s wishes. Siigh… No doubt the US will take the bait though. Just think of all the fun President Thompson could have with terrorism to fight and and arms to prosecute!
