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07-12-2008, 05:24 PM
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Senator Barack Obama said expelling Russia from the Group of Eight industrial nations, a move favored by Republican presidential rival John McCain, would weaken efforts to curb nuclear proliferation.
"It would be a mistake," Obama, a Democrat from Illinois, said in an interview on CNN. "The amount of loose nuclear material that is floating around in the former Soviet Union, the amount of technical know-how that is in countries that used to be behind the Iron Curtain'' would pose a greater threat without Russia's cooperation, Obama said.
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07-12-2008, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Manuel  | What does Russia have to do with the former Soviet Union?
Obama is muy loco! |
07-12-2008, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Wow What does Russia have to do with the former Soviet Union?
Obama is muy loco! | Do you have a problem with reading retention? |
07-12-2008, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Wow What does Russia have to do with the former Soviet Union?
Obama is muy loco! | Russia is what is left of the Soviet Union and you know it. Russia was the core of that Union.
I personally see no reason to expel Russia from the organization, though I don't see how we could not have relations even if they were removed. We probably should start looking to add China and India.
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07-13-2008, 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Kirk Do you have a problem with reading retention? | According to Obama, the subject is nuclear proliferation. "The amount of loose nuclear material that is floating around in the former Soviet Union, the amount of technical know-how that is in countries that used to be behind the Iron Curtain'' would pose a greater threat without Russia's cooperation, Obama said.
Does Obama know Russia has aided Iran in developing nuclear capabilities?
Does Obama know Russia threatened the US because Americans want a missile "defense" shield to prevent Iran from attacking the US?
Obama appeases a well known terrorist nation. 
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07-13-2008, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by RetiredGySgt Russia is what is left of the Soviet Union and you know it. Russia was the core of that Union.
I personally see no reason to expel Russia from the organization, though I don't see how we could not have relations even if they were removed. We probably should start looking to add China and India. | Yes, the same Russia that has supplied nuclear capabilities to Iran and cries about the US putting defenses in place against Iran's nuclear capabilities.
I see this as terrorist appeasement.
The carrot has failed, maybe the stick will work? |
07-13-2008, 05:28 PM
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Rep Power: 13 | | | The Cold war never ended, Russia just tricked us into thinking it did, so we would stop out spending them and give them time to catch up. |
07-13-2008, 05:56 PM
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Rep Power: 20 | | | You know, this never would have been an issue if TR was elected instead of Wilson.
Just saying.
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07-14-2008, 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Charles_Main The Cold war never ended, Russia just tricked us into thinking it did, so we would stop out spending them and give them time to catch up. | We are going bankrupt thanks to the lack of an energy policy. I don't think we are going to be "out spending" anyone. |
07-14-2008, 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Kirk We are going bankrupt thanks to the lack of an energy policy. I don't think we are going to be "out spending" anyone. | Bush's tax cuts gave American taxpayers record tax revenues. The Govt. has a surplus of the taxpayer's money!
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