What the Russians and Chinese are doing.
We're seeing so very little "macro" reporting around the Chinese and Russian intransigence on both Iran and North Korea.
After 9-11, the Bush administration made massive political intrusions into the former Soviet Republics and China's oil supply chain. Neither of these countries really wants an open conflict with the US at this point, so they are using the intractible situations of Iran and N. Korea to bog down the US's foreign policy.
I don't think we can term Russia and China as enemies, but they should certainly be classed as rivals who are taking advantage of the Iraq overextension.
It is in the Chinese and Russian interest right now that the current situations be prolonged not resolved. Without a significant US offer, Taiwan as example, Iran and North Korea will be kept festering for the forseeable future despite all the forceful talk that the administration may spew forth.
(I just thought someone had to say it.)
Later: Voila!!!
After 9-11, the Bush administration made massive political intrusions into the former Soviet Republics and China's oil supply chain. Neither of these countries really wants an open conflict with the US at this point, so they are using the intractible situations of Iran and N. Korea to bog down the US's foreign policy.
I don't think we can term Russia and China as enemies, but they should certainly be classed as rivals who are taking advantage of the Iraq overextension.
It is in the Chinese and Russian interest right now that the current situations be prolonged not resolved. Without a significant US offer, Taiwan as example, Iran and North Korea will be kept festering for the forseeable future despite all the forceful talk that the administration may spew forth.
(I just thought someone had to say it.)
Later: Voila!!!
posted by mikevotes at
1:42 PM
2 Comments:
I never really thought of Iran as Russia's "dog on a leash" and N. Korea as China's. Perhaps a poor analogy, but the point you make about them is well posited.
Glad you said it.
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Praguetwin, at 5:49 PM
Yeah, that language is kinda loose. I may change that.
They are not by any means puppets, but they do have long relationships and bot sides have incentives to work together.
Mike
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mikevotes, at 6:05 PM
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