I get a kick out of Borodas posts. His boots on the ground viewpoint I find interesting. His responses are intelligent and articulate despite all the needleing and the many on one that he faces posting on this board. Let's face it, there aren't a whole lot of Russian people here.
We, meaning U.S., people were raised on our own form of propaganda. Schools, media, government all participated in it. I hope both countries get past the past, past the propaganda, and can seperate the wheat from the chaff.
I can remember the bad old days. I was watching TV as a kid when it was interruped by the Civil Defense Network with the "THIS IS NOT A DRILL." message and waiting for a bright light from the direction of Wurtsmith Air Base. It was a spooky 10-15 minutes until they issued an all clear. Turned out some airman had inserted the wrong tape during a normal "For the next sixty seconds there will be a test of the emergency broadcast network..." that used to happen regularly.
I was part of the speedbump for the Fulda Gap to slow the Soviet invasion so somebody somewhere could figure out where they put the bullets. Thankfully that never happened. I guess what I'm trying to say I hold no ill will and some things we think we know was biased from the beginning and we need to keep an open mind. I now return you to your normally scheduled fisticuffs.
