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paging Dr Freud April 27, 2007

Posted by ocmpoma in : politics , trackback

So, the US and Russia are in an ongoing tiff over plans to set up a US anti-missile defense in Eastern Europe. Putin is now saying that Russia will cease to comply with the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty, which exists to control and reduce tensions stemming from, well, from conventional forces in Europe.

Of course, our diplomats aren’t really helping the situation…

“The idea that somehow 10 interceptors and a few radars in Eastern Europe are going to threaten the Soviet strategic deterrent is purely ludicrous…
[snip]
The idea that you can somehow stop the Soviet strategic nuclear deterrent with a few interceptors just doesn’t make sense.”
(emphasis mine -oc)

That’s US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Keep in mind that those quotes are from 26 April 2007, not 26 April 1987.

(hat tip to MTMB)

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