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In reply to the discussion: Russia is not our Adversary [View all]Kaleva
(36,294 posts)83. The port of Novorussk is one of the largest in Russia
It`s amajor naval base along with being a large commercial seaport. The fact is, Russia does not need Crimea to have access to a warm water port. It already has several.
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Comey just confirmed both political parties were hacked in 2016 by Russiansbut that only Democratic
Cha
Mar 2017
#2
The misdeeds of Putin and his cronyies cannot be separate from the Russian state
Gothmog
Mar 2017
#79
When you say, "Russia doesnt want to dominate Europe," do you include Eastern Europe?
RelativelyJones
Mar 2017
#6
"The Russian people are not our adversaries or our enemies. " In that case Germany wasn't our ...
uponit7771
Mar 2017
#35
+1, we'd be in the same boat if we were in the same boat with Bush and Iraq ... the American people
uponit7771
Mar 2017
#45
LA Times - "Moscow welcomes the (would-be) sovereign nations of California and Texas"
TomCADem
Mar 2017
#15
when talking about politics it is about the Russian Govt which is Putin and this is especially
JI7
Mar 2017
#47
St Petersburg was glorious! I also went to an old medieval city and Moscow but
bettyellen
Mar 2017
#70
I suggest any American that believes Russia/Putin is not an adversary read the following:
Nevermypresident
Mar 2017
#32
Does the following not "read" adversarial toward our liberal democracy of the U.S.?
Nevermypresident
Mar 2017
#48
With the advent of solid rocket ICBM's Russia became America's enemy for all time.
gordianot
Mar 2017
#34
Russia is our adversary. And I mean the Russian populace. Try visiting there. I have. nt
msanthrope
Mar 2017
#58
#2 - Characterizing the Warsaw Pact states as "autonomous" and "friendly" is an offensive lie.
cemaphonic
Mar 2017
#68
It would be nice for the OP to say how he would characterize our relationship with Russia.
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2017
#71
Putin is not just after Eastern Europe. He considers Finland and Sweden as Russian satellites.
KittyWampus
Mar 2017
#73
Russia is our adversary. There is no question about it and the game of semantics doesn't work.
NCTraveler
Mar 2017
#81
"U.S.A has done it, too, by one expert's count, more than 80 times worldwide between 1946 and 2000."
Hoyt
Mar 2017
#82
They don't understand that Russia is not socialist or communist but full on Fascist now.
Demsrule86
Mar 2017
#97
We can vote Trump out next time...But Putin will kill any of his opponents...thus Putin is Russia.
Demsrule86
Mar 2017
#96
Putin and his mobs bosses are the enemy and they rule Russia. Like saying Hitler was the enemy in
McCamy Taylor
Mar 2017
#93
They attacked our electoral democracy itself. They are not adversaries, they are enemies
geek tragedy
Mar 2017
#94