Quote from: blablahblah on April 07, 2014, 03:30:10 PM

Quote from: bryant.coleman on April 07, 2014, 03:22:40 PM

...What this has to do with the Ukraine thread?

Exactly!

So leave Europe alone. And like I said, go put your money where your mouth is, and go fight against the US directly!

What is it with Americans and fighting? Can't you ever..., I don't know... talk?

No one's touching Europe. Someone (and I will not be saying the A-word) has dumped (cookie'ed) a huge political problem on Russia's border and is now blaming Russia.

Have Americans actually asked about how common people in Europe feel about having US military bases on their land.

No? Exactly!

I saw some unfavourable opinion polls in Germany.

So leave Europe alone.

PS: I think US has an overinflated view of self-importance and feels like everyone wants to pick a fight with them, which, in most cases, is not so. After the disintegration of Soviet Union, most Russians (up to 80%) viewed US as a friend or, at least, an ally. That number diminished after bombing of Yugoslavia, and continued diminishing as NATO bases crawled closer and closer to Russian borders, and rocket "shields" got erected. You can't keep feeling benign towards someone, when that someone rattles sabres. Current positive US rating in Russia lies at about 10%