Russian military threatens pre-emptive strike on missile defense facilities Nato to move ahead with missile shield anyway

Russian military ups the ante on missile defense: Russia's top military officer has threatened to carry out a pre-emptive strike on U.S.-led NATO missile defense facilities in Eastern Europe if Washington goes ahead with its controversial plan to build a missile shield.President Dmitry Medvedev said last year that Russia will retaliate militarily if it does not reach an agreement with the United States and NATO on the missile defense system.

Chief of General Staff Nikolai Makarov went even further Thursday. "A decision to use destructive force pre-emptively will be taken if the situation worsens," he said at an international conference attended by senior U.S. and NATO officials. Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov also warned on Thursday that talks between Moscow and Washington on the topic are "close to a dead end."

Nato to move ahead with missile shield: “It is the first step, but a real step, toward providing full coverage for all Nato populations, territory and forces in Europe,” he wrote. However, the alliance and Russia have failed to reach a compromise on the system, which Russia fears would thwart its nuclear deterrent despite Nato assurances that it is aimed at Iran and other threats.

Moscow has demanded legally-binding guarantees that the missile shield will not undermine its arsenal, but Nato refuses to enter into such an agreement and has instead offered political reassurances. Ratcheting up the heat, Russia warned this month that it might have to deploy new missiles in Europe to potentially take out elements of the controversial shield.Russian Chief of Staff General Nikolai Makarov said one option was for Russia to station short-range Iskander missiles in its Kaliningrad enclave near Poland.

Now what? Bush was using the missile defense shield to instigate Russia to war! Putting it in Czechoslovakia was by no means the best position for the system. Britain more than once expressed an interest in having it on their soil. They were flatly refused. I have always agreed with Russia that putting the system on the door step was a direct affront to them and was targeted at them. Putin had expressed his concerns vehemently. Russia even suggested working on the system jointly and of course was flatly refused.

I had high hopes for cooperation even before Obama met with his Russian counterpart and hinted that depending on Russia's stance he might be amenable to altering Bush's plan for a sedentary missile shield in Czechoslovakia and Poland. It was not even known if That MDS worked as we were told it did. It had never been tested in a realistic multiple fire missile situation which in fact is what would be encountered.

Obama did consult our allies including Czechoslovakia and Poland and let them know we would still be there for them. Despite the negative rhetoric we were hearing from the likes of Partisan war monger John McCain Europe is not now in danger and Czechoslovakia and Poland betrayed but once again quite the opposite is true or so we thought. If you remember. if the MDS was to be deployed there Russia had threatened long ago to once again turn its nuclear missiles in their direction.

Russia had even volunteered to stop work on their own missile defense shield. Remember this? Nato chief proposes missile shield to include Russia

Also Russia has said it wants to take part in the proposed NATO-backed anti-missile shield in Europe. What happened to that?

Remember when speaking at a conference in Brussels NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen called for a new missile defense system that would protect the US and its allies, and include Russia as well? What happened to that?

I hate to say it but like Russia I do believe they are the prime target of our so called missile defense system. If not, why are we so insistent on putting it right at Russia's doorstep? England offered to have it there but we said no. Why not?

I still have faith that all the missile defense shield issues will be worked out. When all is said and done I am afraid it will be necessary but I am afraid circumvented one way or the other. With Bush we knew war was the goal but I have faith in Obama. He is still the community organizer that is why he has been very successful around the world.

James Joiner
Gardner, Ma
http://anaverageamericanpatriot.blogspot.com

Russian military threatens pre-emptive strike on missile defense facilities

Russian military ups the ante on missile defense: Russia's top military officer has threatened to carry out a pre-emptive strike on U.S.-led NATO missile defense facilities in Eastern Europe if Washington goes ahead with its controversial plan to build a missile shield.President Dmitry Medvedev said last year that Russia will retaliate militarily if it does not reach an agreement with the United States and NATO on the missile defense system.

Chief of General Staff Nikolai Makarov went even further Thursday. "A decision to use destructive force pre-emptively will be taken if the situation worsens," he said at an international conference attended by senior U.S. and NATO officials. Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov also warned on Thursday that talks between Moscow and Washington on the topic are "close to a dead end."

Saturday, December 03, 2011
Medvedev: Russia may target missile defense and Europe

Last November I still had hope despite what Medvedev said but the war monger Putin just swore in again soon so all bets are off. Last November: Medvedev: Russia may target missile defense : President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia will aim its missiles at the U.S. missile defense sites in Europe if Washington fails to address Russian concerns on its missile defense plans. Medvedev said that Russia will deploy missiles in its western most Kaliningrad region and other areas if Russia and NATO fail to reach a deal on the U.S.-led missile defense plans.

Bush was using the missile defense shield to instigate Russia to war! Putting it in Czechoslovakia was by no means the best position for the system. Britain more than once expressed an interest in having it on their soil. They were flatly refused. I have always agreed with Russia that putting the system on the door step was a direct affront to them and was targeted at them. Putin had expressed his concerns vehemently. Russia even suggested working on the system jointly and of course was flatly refused.

I had high hopes for cooperation even before Obama met with his Russian counterpart and hinted that depending on Russia's stance he might be amenable to altering Bush's plan for a sedentary missile shield in Czechoslovakia and Poland. It was not even known if That MDS worked as we were told it did. It had never been tested in a realistic multiple fire missile situation which in fact is what would be encountered.

Obama did consult our allies including Czechoslovakia and Poland and let them know we would still be there for them. Despite the negative rhetoric we were hearing from the likes of Partisan war monger John McCain Europe is not now in danger and Czechoslovakia and Poland betrayed but once again quite the opposite is true or so we thought. If you remember. if the MDS was to be deployed there Russia had threatened long ago to once again turn its nuclear missiles in their direction.

Russia had even volunteered to stop work on their own missile defense shield. Remember this? Nato chief proposes missile shield to include Russia

Also Russia has said it wants to take part in the proposed NATO-backed anti-missile shield in Europe. What happened to that?

The announcement was made by President Dmitry Medvedev at the Franco-German-Russian summit being held in Deauville, France. Medvedev has also accepted an invitation to attend the next NATO summit This is almost the best news I ever heard!

Remember when speaking at a conference in Brussels Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen called for a new missile defense system that would protect the US and its allies, and include Russia as well. I was psyched! I keep saying in every regard but in regard to the war on terror in Pakistan and Afghanistan every day things get better and better. So to is the case with Russia, NATO, and US relations.

Ever since Obama pressed the reset button the relationship between Russia, NATO, and the US has been improving. This proposal is bold because Obama has been trying for months and months now to illicit Russian cooperation in the new missile shield system. This is good for NATO and hard for Russia to turn down. This is great! So what happened?

First I have to say thanks to Obama lightening up the mood between Russia and the US. I am still feeling very optimistic about working together to proceed successfully into the 21st century. Switching to the Aegis missile system which is mobile and already used and proven and scrapping Bush's war mongering worthless MDS Boondoggle was a GREAT IDEA!

As I said already I am psyched that Russia is now cooperating on Iran and their nuclear program. We could be important allies to a prosperous future in many instances not just Iran, Afghanistan, and the so called war on terror. There is now a possibility that NATO the US and Russia will work on a joint missile defense system thanks to Obama's smart move to use the Aegis missile system and scrap Bush's worthless missile defense shield.

We keep hearing from the war mongers on the right that that when Obama went with the AEGIS and scrapped Bush's war mongering plan that we gave Russia the farm and screwed America and Europe. Quite the opposite is true and you hear it from the horses mouth! This is a win for everyone! Russia now knows they are not the target and have started being productive partners or so I thought.

I still have faith that all the missile defense shield issues will be worked out. When all is said and done I am afraid it will be necessary but I am afraid circumvented one way or the other. With Bush we knew war was the goal but I have faith in Obama. He is still the community organizer that is why he has been very successful around the world.

James Joiner
Gardner, Ma
http://anaverageamericanpatriot.blogspot.com

Clinton proposes missile shield to protect GCC, with the EU and Russia protected we have something here

Clinton proposes missile shield to protect GCC: Hillary Rodham Clinton, US Secretary of State, who met with the foreign ministers of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) here yesterday, proposed a strong missile shield to protect Gulf Arab states from Tehran and sought to work with them to help end the violence in Iran's ally Syria. Clinton said: “It is a US priority to help the GCC build a regional missile defense architecture” against what that country sees as a looming ballistic missile threat from Iran.

Now I can see this going someplace. I only hope this is not another facade. We hear a lot of negative bellicose rhetoric from Medvedev of ate once again over our missile defense shield. I also happen to have like it when President Obama was supposedly "caught on an open mike" when he said to Medvedev "after I am reelected I will have more leeway to debate on the missile shield" I think he said it on purpose and I also believe absolutely that the republicans have already guaranteed a reelection.

Part of NATO missile defense goes live : The station is located in the city of Malatya, about 400 miles southeast of the capital Ankara, and is manned by both Turkish and U.S. personnel, the spokesman said. Turkey is one of five countries that have agreed to deploy parts of the U.S.-designed defense system. Portugal, Poland, Romania and Spain have also agreed to participate.

I remember a couple months back when Iran said as soon as the site in Turkey was on line it would be a valid target for Iran. I also just caught that Russia and the United States are pretty close to an agreement on being partners on the MDS. The only problem now is getting the US to put on paper that Russia is not a target. That should not be a problem one way or the other. Sign the damn paper.

Medvedev suggests Europe missile defense plan

Russia has said it wants to take part in the proposed NATO-backed anti-missile shield in Europe.

Russia stated clearly“NATO poses no threat to Russia”

After the Berlin wall fell we kept hearing that the cold war was over. The cold war was not over, it just got colder and moved further underground every time Bush threatened and Putin responded with weapons improvements to meet his threat. This could only happen under Presidents Obama and Medvedev, with Putin back in we have to be more wary. After the war mongering of Bush and the ramping up of Putin to take him on, I am psyched at least the whole missile shield thing seems to be coming together. It looks to me like the only ones of consequence to be left out altogether is China and Iran. What am I missing?

Russia is actually agreeing NATO poses no threat to her and agreeing to work with NATO on the European defense shield splitting Europe's defense shield so they would be responsible for half of Europe. I finally feel the cold war with Russia is over and very pleased it is because China's star is rising and they are increasingly the threat the US, NATO, and Russia must unify against a growing threat?

Over 3 years ago after Obama met with Dmitri Medvedev and proposed Russia and the US press the reset button after the mess Bush made of Russian US relations. I am happy to see they have under Medvedev. We have unity with Obama and Medvedev instead of the race to war with Putin and Bush! Obama started this new detente, this new cooperation as had to be the case to send the message. Obama was criticized for it by Republicans as usual but it was the right thing to do. I am glad to see Russia under Medvedev has picked up the baton but what about Putin.

I like the way this new relationship has been! Put the onus on Russia! Put them to the test and advertise it to the world. Supposedly Russia views the expansion of the alliance to include former Soviet republics as a direct threat to Russian interests but are ready again to seek together responses to modern challenges and threats to international security.

NATO is not a threat to Russia. We need Russia as an ally to fight the so called war on terror in Afghanistan and around the world and to successfully proceed through the 21st century. Remind Russia of their past desire to join NATO and offer it to them. There is only one choice! end all this! Invite Russia to join NATO. This is not a new idea. Once upon a time, it was openly entertained in diplomatic circles East and West. In late 1991, the final days of the U.S.S.R Boris Yeltsin stunned a NATO meeting by sending a letter with this unilateral declaration: "Today we are raising a question of Russia's membership in NATO.

Even Putin, in his first days in the Kremlin, seized on the issue. Instead of taking the perfect opportunity to unite the world Reagan and at least the Bush's chose to make a worse enemy of Russia and widen the gap between the west and Russia by instigating them to war.We had the perfect opportunity to unite the world in peace and our past leaders chose to divide it further by trying to rule the world.

We must put an end to this desire to rearm to fight each other, threaten each other, dominate each other. World unity is the only way for a successful future. As China's fortune rises and she is increasingly emboldened not just in Asia but with the US and around the world it is increasingly apparent we are going to need Russia and our future lies with Russia.


Nato chief proposed missile shield to protect Russia too and it is now expected to pass, I'm psyched!
Nato chief proposes missile shield to include Russia

The announcement was made by President Dmitry Medvedev at the Franco-German-Russian summit being held in Deauville, France. Medvedev also accepted an invitation to attend a NATO summit This is almost the best news I ever heard! Can anyone tell me if if came to fruition yet?

Remember when speaking at a conference in Brussels Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen called for a new missile defense system that would protect the US and its allies, and include Russia as well. I am psyched! I keep saying in every regard but in regard to the war on terror in Pakistan and Afghanistan every day things get better and better. So to is the case with Russia, NATO, and US relations.

Ever since Obama pressed the reset button the relationship between Russia, NATO, and the US has been improving. This proposal is bold because Obama has been trying for months now to illicit Russian cooperation in the new missile shield system. This is good for NATO and hard for Russia to turn down. This is great!
Include our so called middle east allies under a protective veil and I really think we have something here if it works.

We keep hearing from the war mongers on the right that that when Obama went with the AEGIS and scrapped Bush's war mongering plan that we gave Russia the farm and screwed America and Europe. Quite the opposite is true and you hear it from the horses mouth! This is a win for everyone! Russia now knows they are not the target and have started being productive partners. All of Europe are winners as Russia's nukes will not be turned on them. The reset button has obviously been reset and we are seeing positive results from it every day.



James Joiner
Gardner, Ma
http://anaverageamericanpatriot.blogspot.com/

Medvedev: Russia may target missile defense and Europe

Medvedev: Russia may target missile defense :President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia will aim its missiles at the U.S. missile defense sites in Europe if Washington fails to address Russian concerns on its missile defense plans. Medvedev said that Russia will deploy missiles in its western most Kaliningrad region and other areas if Russia and NATO fail to reach a deal on the U.S.-led missile defense plans.

Bush was using the missile defense shield to instigate Russia to war! Putting it in Czechoslovakia was by no means the best position for the system. Britain more than once expressed an interest in having it on their soil. They were flatly refused. I have always agreed with Russia that putting the system on the door step was a direct affront to them and was targeted at them. Putin had expressed his concerns vehemently. Russia even suggested working on the system jointly and of course was flatly refused.

I had high hopes for cooperation even before Obama met with his Russian counterpart and hinted that depending on Russia's stance he might be amenable to altering Bush's plan for a sedentary missile shield in Czechoslovakia and Poland. It was not even known if That MDS worked as we were told it did. It had never been tested in a realistic multiple fire missile situation which in fact is what would be encountered.

Obama did consult our allies including Czechoslovakia and Poland and let them know we would still be there for them. Despite the negative rhetoric we were hearing from the likes of Partisan war monger John McCain Europe is not now in danger and Czechoslovakia and Poland betrayed but once again quite the opposite is true or so we thought. If you remember. if the MDS was to be deployed there Russia had threatened long ago to once again turn its nuclear missiles in their direction.

Russia had even volunteered to stop work on their own missile defense shield. Remember this? Nato chief proposes missile shield to include Russia

Also Russia has said it wants to take part in the proposed NATO-backed anti-missile shield in Europe. What happened to that?

The announcement was made by President Dmitry Medvedev at the Franco-German-Russian summit being held in Deauville, France. Medvedev has also accepted an invitation to attend the next NATO summit This is almost the best news I ever heard!

Remember when speaking at a conference in Brussels Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen called for a new missile defense system that would protect the US and its allies, and include Russia as well. I was psyched! I keep saying in every regard but in regard to the war on terror in Pakistan and Afghanistan every day things get better and better. So to is the case with Russia, NATO, and US relations.

Ever since Obama pressed the reset button the relationship between Russia, NATO, and the US has been improving. This proposal is bold because Obama has been trying for months and months now to illicit Russian cooperation in the new missile shield system. This is good for NATO and hard for Russia to turn down. This is great! So what happened?

First I have to say thanks to Obama lightening up the mood between Russia and the US. I am still feeling very optimistic about working together to proceed successfully into the 21st century. Switching to the Aegis missile system which is mobile and already used and proven and scrapping Bush's war mongering worthless MDS Boondoggle was a GREAT IDEA!

As I said already I am psyched that Russia is now cooperating on Iran and their nuclear program. We could be important allies to a prosperous future in many instances not just Iran, Afghanistan, and the so called war on terror. There is now a possibility that NATO the US and Russia will work on a joint missile defense system thanks to Obama's smart move to use the Aegis missile system and scrap Bush's worthless missile defense shield.

We keep hearing from the war mongers on the right that that when Obama went with the AEGIS and scrapped Bush's war mongering plan that we gave Russia the farm and screwed America and Europe. Quite the opposite is true and you hear it from the horses mouth! This is a win for everyone! Russia now knows they are not the target and have started being productive partners or so I thought.

I still have faith that all the missile defense shield issues will be worked out. When all is said and done I am afraid it will be necessary but I am afraid circumvented one way or the other. With Bush we knew war was the goal but I have faith in Obama. He is still the community organizer that is why he has been very successful around the world.

James Joiner
Gardner, Ma
http://anaverageamericanpatriot.blogspot.com

Vladimir Putin has accused the United States of acting as a "parasite" on the world economy; Imagine a world without the US economy!

RUSSIAN Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has accused the United States of acting as a "parasite" on the world economy by accumulating massive debts that threaten the global financial system. "The country is living in debt. It is not living within its means, shifting the weight of responsibility on other countries and in a way acting as a parasite," With everything said just think about a world without the US economy!

A parasite! Cut the crap. I have discussed this in the past but could not find it. First I must admit I do not like Vladimir Putin. When the idiot Bush looked into his eyes and saw a compassionate man and a man you could work with I saw vile, hate, and a great danger to our unification.His desire is to make Russia great again of which I can not blame him but I see Dmitry Medvedev as much more level headed and common sensed.

That said, sometimes deserved and sometimes not but I see the United States as a Definition of a pariah If the US is a "parasite" on the worlds economy it is the fault of the world no not for trusting the US but for leaning on the US instead of taking care of itself and taking responsibility and accountability for themselves.

Personally I was offended, embarrassed, and disgusted, the way our S.O.B. Political children acted during the Debt debate but I do not believe our problems should have been affecting the world. Whatever you say about the US just imagine not a world without the US which I am afraid in many instances that would be a good thing but a world without the US economy. It is good and bad for the planet and all countries!

In our efforts to grow our country and economy we have raped much of the world of its resources and with the help of our allies reset Boundaries that will have a negative effect till the end of time. Again with that said Putin would be wise to apologize to the US and rethink what he ignorantly said. How much does Russia donate to the poor and famine and disease stricken countries of Africa and the rest of the world?

I am often bothered by the fact that our misleaders are ignoring our own poor and hungry while we help those around the world but we and our economy are the main drivers behind a mounting an exhausting number of natural or unnatural disasters striking countries around the world. Many of them I am afraid are due to mans negative impact on our environment but our economy allows us to be there.

Our success in growing our economy has had many negative and positive affects on the world and its countries. Countries of which China is the best example have grown and prospered because of the US economy. Our success has allowed China and the world to overpopulate the planet which seems to be turning on us now.

Due to our so called "success" we are destroying the planet because of over population but again with that said our economy is not a parasite on the worlds countries but a necessary evil to help the needy and to keep the worlds economies status quo. If not, most so called civilized countries around the world are going to regress "shrink" and it will be painful but I am afraid necessary. I am afraid at any rate it has to happen if someone in this world is to survive and prosper somewhere on this planet.

What a mess and what a future just hold on. Regardless of whose fault it is we are in for a rough ride.



James Joiner
Gardner, Ma
http://anaveragamericanpatriot.blogspot.com

In Libya the coalition is cracking and the abstentions are speaking up

I just heard the first US fighter aircraft just went down. The pilot bailed out and was rescued by rebel forces. I hope and we will keep watching. Plus as some of us suspected I just heard a retired General say you can bet we have had special forces there from day one and there will eventually be ground forces but not ours. Damn!
Libya: US fighter jet crash lands in field near Benghazi The two crew members have been rescued!
The world's confused as Arab League chief slams air strikes and Anti-Aircraft Fire Erupts Over Tripoli as More Nations Enforce No-Fly Zone or exercise?

Anti-Aircraft Fire Erupts Over Tripoli as More Nations Enforce No-Fly Zone

The Western-led military action in Libya provoked a rare public split in Russia's ruling tandem Monday, as President Dmitry Medvedev appeared to scold his patron, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, for publicly criticizing the effort.

Gates visits Russia as Putin decries UN action on Libya

Rift over command of Libya campaign, Confusion Over Who Leads Libya Strikes, and For How Long

Libyan air strikes: reactions around the Middle East

We have to take out as much of Gaddafi's military capability as possible and get out of there. If France wants to hang around, good luck to them. While we are watching one town Gaddafi's thugs are in another machine gunning the people and laughing.

When we are gone those people better be prepared to fight to the death. Even if  Gaddafi was to be killed his sons are just as vile and ruthless as he is and the military seems more than happy to slaughter their own people unlike the Egyptions.

I fear for those people who want to go after Gaddafi themselves saying it is their fight, I remember from day one when Gaddafi said he has not begun to fight and there will be 200,000 dead. There is the mustard gas but I fear how far he will go to slaughter his people and stay in control of the Libya he plans on passing to his ruthless sons. While the world is confused as to what to do Gaddafi and his sons are not. Bad things are coming!

Where is this going to go? Do we want the rebels to win? I just don't see it happening on their own! Gaddafi is going to retaliate against us and the rebels any way you look at it. Remember Lockerbie!


James Joiner
Gardner, Ma
http://anaverageamericanpatriot.blogspot.com

NATO marches on Red square as Russia offers olive branch and NATO joined Russia's Victory Day military parade on Sunday

FULL VIDEO of Military Parade in Moscow on Victory Day 2010 - Part 2




Russia offers olive branch as NATO joins parade

Wow! That statement certainly under Bush and beyond would have brought visions of war, death, and sacrifice. This is absolutely amazing and could only have come to fruition under President Obama! President Dmitry Medvedev struck a conciliatory note at Russia's Victory Day military parade on Sunday, urging world powers to unite for peace and defending his decision to invite NATO troops to march on Red Square. Wow that is a phenomenal development!

As long as we can keep the Republicans out of the Presidency and Russia can keep Vladimir Putin from running for office again and getting reelected I really am beginning to think the three big powers get it and realize how critical to our and the planets future it is that they get along. Very encouraging reading that link and seeing that Medvedev gets it.

Cooperation between China Russia and the US is critical! Obama was right to say our ties will shape the future of the 21st century. The US and China are eying each other and moving very cautiously as they try to strike a balance. A few years back I began to view our relationship with China as the most important in the world. Not because we drove each others economy but because if at the time with Bush's instigation to war with Russia China due to the fact of how our 2 economies are so intertwined that if something happened China would side with us not Russia. now I see that Russia gets it too, at least Medvedev. We must unify!

We can not do this alone! Not just Russia but we need China to help with Iran and North Korea. China holds over a trillion dollars of our debt. They make many of our products so we keep them employed and in that respect we keep each others countries going. They sell the majority of the products they make to Wal-Mart and continue to loan us money.

We are intricately inextricably interwoven in a symbiotic roller coaster relationship. I don't know if I like it or not but it works and must continue. It will get bumpy along the way but I trust like it or not our relationship will continue into the foreseeable future. I am seeing China get stronger and increasingly taking over Japan's role in Asia too. We have many differences but one important thing in common, a desire for a successful future for our two countries! Like it or not we need each other and must get along if either one of us have hopes for a viable future! I like what I am seeing!



James Joiner
Gardner, Ma
http://anaverageamericanpatriot.blogspot.com

Russian leader rejects Stalin cult, warns of world war three!

Medvedev: Chances of new World War exist, but we must never allow such tragedy



Russian leader rejects Stalin cult

Watching the video and listening to Dmitri speak of the horrors of world war two and the horrible memories of his family members who had numerous battles and had to kill many people though they were against killing but did it for country I started remembering. Medvedev said we all know who started the war and how it turned out for them meaning Germany.

I was thinking wait a minute! Didn't Russia start out on Germany's side until Germany turned on her? Despite blaming everything on Nazi Germany, the media's most famous 'baddies Russia started out on Germany's side. The bulk of the European war was fought by the fascist 'Axis' of Germany and Italy against the uneasy alliance of France, the British Empire, the United States and Communist Russia with numerous small contributors on both sides.

However, Russia began the war by seizing and suppressing Poland in allegiance with Germany in 1939 - albeit having first tried to find support against Germany from the western nations – until Germany invaded Russia in 1941, while an Italy freed from fascist rulers joined the Allies in 1943. All across Europe over fifty million combatants fought, with over ten million causalities and equal that number of civilian deaths.

Russia suffered Great suffering and horror during WW2 and Stalin was the right man to lead the fight but he killed a great deal of his own people and do not forget he okayed the slaughter of thousands of Poland's officers and officials and tried to blame it on Germany until recently. To Europe and the US WW2 started in 1939 with the invasion of Poland by Germany and Russian's commemorate that date. Russia however generally holds that the 'Great Patriotic War' began on June 22nd 1941 with Operation Barbarossa (the German invasion of Russia). World War Two in Europe - Overview of World War Two

World war one terrible, World war to was horrible, If there is a world war three it will be much worse as wars do not get more survivable they get more horrific with the increase destruction of our weapons. We can not afford a world war three for many reason not just the costs in lives and money but the planets health. I thought WW3 was a given as Bush and Cheney did everything to instigate it.

Putin was rallying the world to take them on. I know Putin wants to run again and be President and do not think that would be good as far as Russia, China, and the US coming together against a threatening Iran and future. We need each other despite the games that are played and the lies told and lived if we are to move through the 21st century successfully. That possibility is shaky at best but if we are to do it Russia, China, and the US and its allies must do it as one!



James Joiner
Gardner, Ma
http://anaverageamericanpatriot.blogspot.com

Russia and US take first step in pressing the reset button! Very Significant!

In a great gesture of unity Russia has begun to open its airspace to US aircraft to reinforce our forces in Afghanistan. It was not critical to the mission but it is certainly monumental. Imagine? Russia allowing US planes to over fly Russia is unbelievable to me being a baby boomer and having grown up with the cold war. Russia's help in Afghanistan is critical to our success in Afghanistan. Not just Chechnya but tackling the Islamist extremists Russia knows is critical to them too. Every country must realize sooner or later they too are on the menu.

Russia is key along with China in getting North Korea to behave like a responsible Nation td to get them back to the bargaining table. Russia as you know is pivotal in Iran's nuclear future. Despite Khamenei's ruthless oppressive clampdown or should I say "because of" for Iran. Having said that I heard that a member of Moussavi campaign died yesterday while being tortured by the Khamenei regime. I just want to say Khamenei's days of being the final word in Iran are over.

I have to wonder how they are going to lie their way out of that one? How are they going to blame that on Britain? Iran's civil war will not be avoided as many Ayatollah's are now openly speaking against Khamenei's open blatant iron fisted oppression against the truth seekers, the citizens, and the children of the revolution. Whatever happens with Iran's leadership, Khamenei and Ahmadinejad or Rafsanjani and Moussavi Russia's nuclear and military role in Iran has been key to Iran and it will remain that way.

Towards the end of pressing the reset button on US Russian relations the first visit to Russia has been inspiring to say the least. Yesterday was fruitful! The first day started with Obama attending the solemn ceremony for Russia's tomb for their unknown soldiers from WW2 where he laid a wreath on the tomb. That in itself was a remarkable poignant moment in pressing the restart button for a new relationship with Russia.

President Obama was the commencement speaker at Russia's new college of economics. That is amazing in itself! Russian people like everyone else around the world love Obama and his promise of hope and change. As you may know Russia is having its own economic crisis. The students like all Russian's want help concerning their economic situation, better relations with the US after Bush purposely destroyed them, and hope and change for the world at large in the 21st century. Obama gave us all that yesterday and the students felt it today!

I watched Obama speak and he stressed pressing the reset button and asked for Russia's help on the missile defense system Bush used to instigate Russia to war. I remember Putin offering Russian help with the MDS as a way of alleviating Russian fears that it was aimed at Russia and of course Bush refused and tensions ratcheted up. This is phenomenal. Russia has requests too! Obama must discontinue the Bush policy of trying to get ex USSR Nations to try to join NATO>. Of course we can not in my mind turn them down but the desire has to come from them not us as a way to make Russia feel threatened.

President Obama and President Medvedev's nuclear negotiators signed a new nuclear agreement yesterday cutting stockpiles by a third. With both Nation's able to destroy the planet 2,000 times over that is largely ceremonial but to me it shows a desire to show the world they care. They signed the agreement allowing the US to use Russia's airspace to secure the Muslim Nation of Afghanistan. I am psyched! This is a world away from where Bush had us and the entire world headed Obama proposed a Global Nuclear summit next year, Great!

I was very pleased when Medvedev said the US Russian relationship does not correspond to its principle. I am psyched! He said there had been reasonable compromise but there will be advancements in in military and economic interests to benefit both countries. Wow Medvedev really sounds genuine and unlike Bush who saw Putin's soul I am a very good judge of character.

He too wants peace and unity between the US and Russia to move the world peacefully into the 21st century. Did I say I was psyched? Nostradamus gave us two roads to travel into the future one to peace unity and prosperity and one to world war death and destruction. Bush had us on the latter and Obama now has us on the right road. They even discussed a mutual agreement to work together on the missile defense system. I hope it is not a wasted emotion but I am euphoric! Today Obama had a meeting for breakfast with Putin who many like me think if the real leader of Russia including me. Watching his face as he speaks will say more than his words. Once again we wait watch and listen! I did not see much on the meeting but one quick look at Putin left me very concerned. Obama also met with Gorbachev and I wish I could have seen that. Oh well we have hope!

James Joiner
Gardner, Ma
www.anaveragepatriot.com