The fact that Russia is supposedly bad doesn’t make the United States better — or better off — at the end of George W. Bush’s presidency, when it is mistrusted by the world and is bogged down by two wars and a severe economic crisis. In this environment, is Russia a threat to the United States? Unlikely, but branding it as a dictatorship revives the old fears and diverts attention from the immense problems Washington faces today.
Becoming the world’s only superpower proved very damaging to the United States.
the economic arrogance from the Clinton era, coupled with the political egotism of the Bush years, was not a sound strategy, at least in terms of impact on Russia.
Terrorism is too amorphous, bin Laden you actually have to catch
What makes Russia a great enemy is that unlike bin Laden, you don’t need to worry too much about it — not yet. But if the Russians continue to be treated as if the first Cold War never ended, the new Cold War will actually arise.
clipped from: www.sptimes.ru