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Brzezniski: East Europeans should stop behaving like children | Prague Monitor
Washington, Nov 17 (CTK) - East Europeans should stop behave like small children, start to deal with their own problems by themselves and not to go to the United States complaining about Russian aggressiveness, for instance, Zbigniew Brzezinski said in in interview for the public Czech Television (CT) Tuesday.


*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Fri Nov 20th, 2009 at 02:28:50 PM EST
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A bit of a dousing with the cold water of realpolitik.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Fri Nov 20th, 2009 at 02:42:54 PM EST
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What is more likely.. is they'll wait until the children get back in power in the US (the Republicans, Palin?) and renew their tantrums to more receptive ears.

"Beware of the man who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark." Cheyenne
by maracatu on Fri Nov 20th, 2009 at 04:58:26 PM EST
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They always need a "Boogie Man" to scare the children.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Fri Nov 20th, 2009 at 06:52:15 PM EST
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Let's not forget he also said:

"To put it in a terminology that harkens back to a more brutal age of ancient empires," he writes, "the three grand imperatives of imperial geostrategy are to prevent collusion and maintain security dependence among the vassals, to keep tributaries pliant and protected, and to keep the barbarians from coming together."

In the above, I more see the new Obama-era line of Lighter Empire (also see discussion in nanne's Power Void in Europe): vassals shouldn't expect much from the USA but should grow up, and help out doing America's White Man's Burdentake responsibility in solving Global Problems.

It would be nice if such talk would put off the political elites in my region to wake up from the 'Euroatlanticism' dream well nurtured by the diplomats of the Bush I, Clinton and Bush II admins, but my hopes aren't high. But a result might be, as maracatu suggests, more clearly partisan ties in the US.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Sat Nov 21st, 2009 at 01:47:21 PM EST
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