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As WikiLeaks continues to do its idiotic deed, there are the cables that reveal American views on Russian politics and Putin.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/world/europe/02wikileaks-russia.html
This is the NYTimes article on a summary of what was found. I read it and have a question that I wonder if anyone here can answer. Why in the hell do we care so much about how democratic Russia is? Or if there is wide-spread corruption there? I sense that this is related to some Americans' demand that countries embrace American style democracy. Or that it somehow bothers us to be working with a "dictator." Last time I checked, we were working together to end piracy, check Iran, and have a blast on the ISS. Who cares what Putin does as long as he cooperates with us? I mean, seriously. The cables criticize him on having a poor work ethic. As stupid as I think the diplomats who did this are, I have wracked my brain for some time, because Russia must have be of incredible importance to US national security but I still can't fathom how and I am confuzzled beyond belief. Otherwise, there would be no reason for our diplomats to dissect this man and his country nearly at the stalker level.
Chockstock
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/world/europe/02wikileaks-russia.html
This is the NYTimes article on a summary of what was found. I read it and have a question that I wonder if anyone here can answer. Why in the hell do we care so much about how democratic Russia is? Or if there is wide-spread corruption there? I sense that this is related to some Americans' demand that countries embrace American style democracy. Or that it somehow bothers us to be working with a "dictator." Last time I checked, we were working together to end piracy, check Iran, and have a blast on the ISS. Who cares what Putin does as long as he cooperates with us? I mean, seriously. The cables criticize him on having a poor work ethic. As stupid as I think the diplomats who did this are, I have wracked my brain for some time, because Russia must have be of incredible importance to US national security but I still can't fathom how and I am confuzzled beyond belief. Otherwise, there would be no reason for our diplomats to dissect this man and his country nearly at the stalker level.
Chockstock