US Holds Off on Pact With Russia

[unhappycamper]

US Holds Off on Pact With Russia
September 07, 2008
Associated Press

ALGIERS, Algeria - Now is not the right time for the U.S. to move forward on a once-celebrated deal for civilian nuclear cooperation with Russia, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Saturday.

Her comment increased speculation that President Bush is planning to punish Moscow for invading Georgia, a former Soviet republic, by canceling the agreement. Such a move is being planned, according to senior Bush administration officials, but is not yet final.

"The time isn't right for the Russia agreement," Rice told reporters while flying from Tunisia to Algeria during a visit to North Africa. "We'll be making an announcement about that later."

U.S.-Russian relations have cooled considerably since last month's military standoff between Russia and Georgia. On Saturday, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said the war has shown the world that "Russia is a nation to be reckoned with."

Traveling in Italy, Vice President Dick Cheney pushed back against Moscow, saying: "Russia's actions are an affront to civilized standards and are completely unacceptable."


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[Kutjara]

1. GET THESE ASSHOLES OUT OF OFFICE!

Jesus Christ, they're doing their level best to bring Armageddon down on us before next January, aren't they? Maybe they realize McPOW has no chance, so they won't have the luxury of a leisurely holocaust over the next eight years. So they've switched to Plan B: "Tweak the Bear until he attacks."

It's like the White House is being run by the Joker. Chaos for the pure love of chaos.

[MichiganVote]

2. "Negotiating" a billion of our tax dollars for Georgia...seems to me, business as usual.