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Russia's Too Risky - Barron's

Chris B, before you critize Russia for seizing investor's money and punished the greedy oil billionaires for not paying taxes- why don't you look at how the US Government bailed out the criminals at Bear Sterns and paid for them with taxpayers money. If you think US capitalism is different then Russian, think again.

Russia's Too Risky - Barron's

Unfortunately, the brainwashing lie embedded in the US History books suggest that Russia might be "dangerous". The reality is that historically Russia was on our side during both World Wars. The current administration and the administrations before have vested interest in painting countries as enemies so they can instill fear, justify military spending and ultimately rewrite the history books. This " I will protect you if you elect me " attitude is simply a political play. The people of Russia are peaceful and hope for better lives. Unfortunately in the last 100 years they underwent difficult times, choosing wrong leaders and being taken hostages to dictators and criminal revolutionaries. Finally, after so many years, the Russians have normal, democratic, and just leadership. Putin/Medvedv are great strategists and finally the Russians have improved their standard of living. In the meanwhile we did not elect our best-of-breed leader like John Kerry, instead voting for a good ol' oil cowboy. Our standard of living went mostly downhill and the middle class fell behind compared to countries in the EU. It is the brainwashed nationalist in the administration that hold onto the expensive idea that US is the only superpower. That is no longer true, we cannot pay the price for it and you will have both -EU and China laugh along at this idea. We can no longer afford to play police-state, spend money abroad and act out on some leader's sick military ambitions. There is nothing to be gained by having large military. It is time we face our own people, education and health-care issues, invest in our own development not in the stakes of greedy oil corporations. Look at the space-team Russia-US-EU. This is the model of the future. Finally there is a bright light coming to us and his name is Obama. We are going to invest in solar, wind and nuclear and become energy independent. We won't need the Middle East at this point. The time is coming and once again, remember that neither Russia, nor China and EU are enemies. They are our friends, not our slaves.