So. What to do with Russia? | 79 comments (79 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

hearing that 'e2-e4' is disproportionate this morning but was OK yesterday

An excellent summary of our current "Russia policies"

Your advice is spot on. Thankfully, I think that "Old Europe", starting with Germany, does follow it to a good extent.

The question becomes, once again, how much Europe is made to follow the US's policies against its own interests.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sun Aug 17th, 2008 at 06:21:05 AM EST
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Re: LOL (none / 1)

"is made?" How is Europe "is made" to blindly follow US actions so obviously to their detriment?

"It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sun Aug 17th, 2008 at 12:15:43 PM EST
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By its leaders (4.00 / 2)

who seem to care more about pleasing the White House than their own citizens (but don't seem to lose enough votes because of that - or the alternatives are on the same line, as in the UK)

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sun Aug 17th, 2008 at 01:22:54 PM EST
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Re: By its leaders (4.00 / 3)

By leaders who are purchased by the same type of self-interested, wealthy as in the US I suppose. Same disastrous "economy" of letting others pay for what we should be insisting on paying for ourselves?

"It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sun Aug 17th, 2008 at 02:31:14 PM EST
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