Rice warns Moscow about its bomber runs off Alaska

[babylonsister]

Does she not understand how hypocritical she sounds? I'm astonished she had the nerve to say this.

Rice warns Moscow about its bomber runs off Alaska

By Jonathan S. Landay | McClatchy Newspapers


BRUSSELS, Belgium — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Monday ruled out accelerating Georgia's admission to NATO in response to the Russian invasion. But she warned Moscow that it is playing "a very dangerous game" by resuming Cold War-era strategic bomber patrols close to the Alaskan coast.

"Russia is a state that is unfortunately using the one tool that it has always used whenever it wishes to deliver a message and that's its military power," Rice told reporters en route to an emergency meeting of NATO foreign ministers set for Tuesday. "That's not the way to deal in the 21st century."

With Europe divided between former Soviet bloc nations, which seek tough measures, and major powers such as Germany, which is hesitant to jeopardize significant business and energy ties with Russia, it was unclear whether NATO would produce a robust response to Russia's invasion of Georgia.

Russian forces Monday continued to move around Georgia with impunity, and senior U.S. defense officials said they were troubled by intelligence showing the Russians had deployed SS-21 ballistic missiles into South Ossetia with a range to strike Tbilisi, the Georgian capital.

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[RaleighNCDUer]

1. Yeah! Don't those Russians get it?

This is the 21st century - the New American Century - and only the US is allowed to move the military around the world with impunity, put of showings of strength, and preemptively invade other countries.

Didn't they get the memo?

[Bok_Tukalo]

2. Russia also uses its resources

And that IS how to deal in the 21st Century.

[tuckessee]

3. Condi is finally in her element.

Talking tough with the Ivans.

I hope she has the right shoes for the occasion.