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by poemless on Thu Jul 24th, 2008 at 05:48:58 PM EST
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Well, not really but who started this little round?

Russia has been saying from the git-go if the US put anti-missile batteries in Eastern or Central Europe there would be consequences.  

Rice, et.al. told them to go play with it.

Now they are showing what they can do.  Restocking the air bases in Cuba, and possibly putting a military presence in Venezuela, is exactly the reaction predictable: a Tit-for-Tat strategy under Two Player Game Theory.  

by ATinNM on Thu Jul 24th, 2008 at 06:03:52 PM EST
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Oh, totally agree.  Though there is some question as to how serious the new Cuban missile crisis threat or Venezuelan story is (I've read Chavez brought it up, but Russia's not seriously considering it...)

That said, you don't want Russia teaching you a lesson. No fun.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Thu Jul 24th, 2008 at 06:09:34 PM EST
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