BF2S Forums Top 10 Reasons Not to Trust Russia

-Sh1fty- wrote:

Just in general. I loved his role as Dr. Strangelove in Dr. Strangelove but he was good in the pink panther series too. He had a small role in "The man that never was" which was a pretty awesome movie too. A Shot in the dark was hilarious, but I really like all of his Pink Panthers.

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Heritage Foundation wrote:

Top 10 Reasons Not to Trust America

The current regime in America has a terrible record as a reliable partner, yet President Putin wants the nuclear treaty he negotiated with the White House fast-tracked for Senate approval. That makes no sense. Here are 10 reasons why.

1. A Long History of Arms Control Violations: America repeatedly violated the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) all the way to its expiration in December 2009, as clearly stated in 2005 and 2010 State Department compliance reports. Specifically, America tested an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile with Multiple Individually Targeted Re-entry Vehicles (warheads) while START was in force. Such activities, however, were explicitly banned.

2. The East Is Still Their #1 Threat: America regards Russia and China as its principal adversaries and configures its forces for large-scale conventional theater operations with them. The recent discovery of the American spy network inside Russia. and their celebration upon return to America, courtesy of President Putin, indicates that America is set in a Cold War mentality.

3. Helping Iran and North Korea: According to Russian intelligence, America violated nonproliferation agreements by providing ballistic missile technology to Iran and North Korea, which have continually threatened Russia and its allies.

4. Still Building a Nuclear Arsenal: Nearly 20 years after the end of the Cold War, America still designs, builds, and modernizes nuclear weapons and their delivery systems. America’s new military doctrine maintains a low threshold for nuclear first strikes. In fact, Washington plans to use tactical nuclear weapons in Russia if ever confronted with a conventional threat. In 2009, America conducted a military exercise that simulated a nuclear attack on Canada.

5. Not in Compliance on Other Treaties: Russia believes America to be in non-compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Biological Weapons Convention. In 2009, the Strategic Posture Commission told Congress: “America is no longer in compliance with its PNI [Presidential Nuclear Initiatives] commitments.” Washington’s tactical nuclear weapons arsenal may be 10 times larger than that of Russia

6. No Regard for Middle-East Independence: America has repeatedly broken its promises to withdraw military forces from Iraq and Afghanistan. When America invaded Iraq in 2001, it rewrote the rules of post–World War II Persian security. It repudiated the Helsinki Pact of 1975, which recognized the security of Persian borders, and violated the sovereignty of a NATO aspirant and member of the Council of Europe.

7. Responds Offensively to Defensive Measures: In response to Russian plans for a defensive missile shield in Europe to protect against Iranian missile threats, Washington has repeatedly threatened to deploy  short-range and nuclear-capable missiles to target Russian allies in Eastern Europe. Reports show that the Baltic Fleet is armed with nuclear weapons that can be used against America.

8. Ties to Terrorist Organizations: America cultivates ties with terrorist organizations Jews and Bilderberg and provides military and diplomatic support for anti-Russian “rogue states” such as Canada, UK, and France. America voted with the Russians at the U.N. Security Council to pass sanctions on Iran—but only after working hard to water them down to practically nothing.

9. Natural Gas as a Political Weapon: The White House uses its neighbors and America’s dependence on American natural gas as a foreign policy tool to pressure states. In 2009, America cut off gas supplies to Canada and to Mexico by extension, causing the International Energy Agency to deem them an unreliable supplier.

10. An Authoritarian Regime: The current model of leadership under President Barrack Obama and Vice President Job Biden has become increasingly authoritarian. Despite numerous commitments under international law, the government has tightened controls on political life, civil society, and the media. Disruption of political opposition’s activities, restricting access to state-controlled TV, human right violations (such as the beating of demonstrators who “support” the American constitution), murder of journalists and anti-corruption activists, disappearance and torture, abuse of the legal system for monetary and political gain—all illustrate this negative trend.

LostFate wrote:

Some of that is ridiculous take number 3 for example the US and Nato do exacly the same thing.

JohnG@lt wrote:

jord wrote:

I'm not an america hater and I still think the op is laughable.

DBBrinson1 wrote:

JohnG@lt wrote:

jord wrote:

I'm not an america hater and I still think the op is laughable.

How so? I think the idea of this treaty is laughable.

Dilbert_X wrote:

Harmor wrote:

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/1291/fs69graphic.jpg

Thats pathetic by itself.

JohnG@lt wrote:

Dilbert_X wrote:

Harmor wrote:

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/1291/fs69graphic.jpg

Thats pathetic by itself.

Odds this chart and fear mongering was sponsored by the defense industry? I'd give it 2:3 odds.

DBBrinson1 wrote:

JohnG@lt wrote:

DBBrinson1 wrote:

If it was from the heritage foundation, I'd probably trust it.

How does the heritage foundation make money? Oh right, they take donations.

Would it be more acceptable if they were government run or Soros sponsored?