Putin Attacks 'Very Dangerous' US...

[bridgit]

'Russian President Vladimir Putin has attacked the United States for what he said was its "almost uncontained" use of force around the world.

America's "very dangerous" approach to global relations was fuelling a nuclear arms race, he told a security summit.

Correspondents say the strident speech may signal a more assertive Russia.

US defence secretary Robert Gates, also attending the summit in Munich, said only that the Russian leader had been "very candid".

Mr Putin told senior security officials from around the world that nations were "witnessing an almost uncontained hyper use of force in international relations".

"One state, the United States, has overstepped its national borders in every way," he said, speaking through a translator.

"This is very dangerous. Nobody feels secure anymore because nobody can hide behind international law.

"This is nourishing an arms race with the desire of countries to get nuclear weapons."

BBC defence and security correspondent Rob Watson, in Munich, said Mr Putin's speech was a strident performance which may well be remembered as a turning point in international relations.'

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines07/0210-03.htm

[Phredicles]

1. And when Putin is saying, "Those SOBs are scary" about you,

I'd say it was time for The Decider & Co. to do some self-reflection, but I doubt they're capable of it.

[bridgit]

2. well past time, but i doubt it too...

[Theduckno2]

3. Sen. McCain's response was his usual revolting.

He complained that: "...In today's multipolar world there is no place for needless confrontation.".

NEEDLESS CONFRONTATION???

What about Iraq? Did we need to spend about 1 trillion dollars, get so many people killed, wounded and terrified to make the world safe from Iraqi WMDs?

I'm glad to hear that McCain is sinking in the polls.

[bridgit]

4. McCain has a rather personal relationship with enabling "needless...

confrontations", he will not imo be able to re-position himself with a few chatty, wise cracking jokes on the daily show or SNL this next time around, McCain is in for the penny in for the pound of flesh/penny wise *and* pound foolish :thumbsdown:

[bananarepublican]

5. Putin is smart. He withstood the Kursk and Beslan (and possibly other) provocations!

He could well be the world's best friend!!!

[bridgit]

6. all that "I looked into his soul" gibberish as just bush wishfully thinking...

he found another someone that would enable him further to be the sordid tyrant/dictator he himself wanted to be