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Russia Drops Anchor in US Backyard

lukeamerica2020.wordpress.com — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has completed a four-nation tour of South America (2008-11-30) aimed at boosting trade and Russian influence in the region. He ended his trip with the words: “we are back in South America” – a region the U.S. has traditionally considered its backyard.

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  • EMFK, on 12/01/2008, -1/+4Damn---where are those Somali pirates when you need them? :-)

    Russia better keep a check on its own backyard.
  • normlsparky, on 12/01/2008, -0/+2Why should the USA be opposed to Russia being in our back yard? We have been in theirs for years.
  • LukeAmerica2020, on 12/03/2008, -0/+1It seems to me that in light of America's economic woes and our low political approval by other nations, Russia is now working diligently to position itself as a superior political and military power.

    Russia was crippled financially years ago partly due to their costly battles against radical muslims; now similar battles have taken their toll on our country. Perhaps, the Russians hope to emerge from these current maneuverings with economic superiority as well.

    If this were a huge, multi-year chess game, Russia sacrificed a knight and a bishop in 1989 (giving up their satellites in Eastern Europe) so that they could promote pawns to queens and rooks in 2009 (regaining their political, economic, and military power).

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