Medvedev wastes no time

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#26
I think Obama's real challenge and test will come when the threats on Israel start back up.
 
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#28
KB5252 said:
Like I said they are laying the groundwork and letting Obama and the US they plan to put the ball back in our court and see what his response will be once he has the authority.
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I doubt the USSR has a plan to cede power to us or anyone else.
 
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#31
rjd970 said:
Biden is looking pretty prophetic at this point.
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Yep, he is young and has little experience in these affairs. Other countries are not sure how he would respond. They will gage his response and see how much they think they can get away with.
 
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MontereyVol said:
I doubt the USSR has a plan to cede power to us or anyone else.
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No, but they want to gage Obama and what his reaction might be to certain situations. If they detect weakness or a reluctance to play hard ball they will certainly use that to their advantage. They don't know much about him, so they want to see what they are dealing with.
 
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KB5252 said:
No, but they want to gage Obama and what his reaction might be to certain situations. If they detect weakness or a reluctance to play hard ball they will certainly use that to their advantage. They don't know much about him, so they want to see what they are dealing with.
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Gotcha, I thought you meant they wanted to see if Obama was good enough so they could go home and let him lead the world.
 
#41
#41
BigPapaVol said:
"We will go forward with everything to do with our own missile defense shield and will provide to all allies who want it. Good day."
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Whatever he does it will be wrong to most of the crowd in here. If he does what you think is an appropriate response, the missiles still get deployed, and we still have a threat. If he backs off the US shield plans he is weak. If he takes out the missiles and causes tensions then it shows his lack of experience.
 
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MontereyVol said:
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Thats good, and I would like to see the world media do what they did in this election and paint Putin as a Racist thug, thus the evil empire returns!
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Maybe we can get Palin to send him messages across the strait.
 
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rjd970 said:
Whatever he does it will be wrong to most of the crowd in here. If he does what you think is an appropriate response, the missiles still get deployed, and we still have a threat. If he backs off the US shield plans he is weak. If he takes out the missiles and causes tensions then it shows he lack of experience.
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Hey, he wanted the job!
 
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#45
rjd970 said:
Whatever he does it will be wrong to most of the crowd in here. If he does what you think is an appropriate response, the missiles still get deployed, and we still have a threat. If he backs off the US shield plans he is weak. If he takes out the missiles and causes tensions then it shows his lack of experience.
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Every president finds out sooner or later you can't please them all. It is the nature of the job.
 
#49
#49
Putin may return to Kremlin in '09: report - Yahoo! News

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev could resign from his post in 2009 to pave the way for Vladimir Putin to return to the Kremlin, Vedomosti newspaper reported on Thursday, citing an unidentified source close to the Kremlin.
Medvedev Wednesday proposed increasing the presidential term to six years from four years, a step the newspaper said was part of a plan drawn up by Vladislav Surkov, who serves as Medvedev's first deputy chief of staff.
Under the plan, Medvedev could implement changes to the constitution and unpopular social reforms "so that Putin could return to the Kremlin for a longer period," the newspaper said.
"Under this scenario Medvedev could resign early citing changes to the constitution and then presidential elections could take place in 2009," the newspaper said, citing the unidentified source close to the Kremlinl.
The paper said Putin, who is currently prime minister, could then rule for two six year terms, so from 2009 to 2021. The paper cited Putin's spokesman as saying he saw no reason for Putin to return to power in 2009.
Investors, already jittery over the impact of the financial crisis on Russia's economic boom, are trying to work out who is really in charge of Russia, the biggest question for those seeking to ascertain political risk.
They are seeking any details on how the current set up -- with Medvedev as president and Putin as prime minister -- could change. During Medvedev's speech Wednesday the Russian stock market erased most of the gains it made earlier in the day.
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Hmmm...Putin ready to drop all pretense?
 
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