Aces High Bulletin Board

General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: batdog on November 19, 2001, 06:34:00 AM

Title: New Russian Leader
Post by: batdog on November 19, 2001, 06:34:00 AM

I like him. I hope this means a tight U.S. , Russian relationship in the future. It could mean alot for world stablity and the ablity to focus more on problems such as disease, famine etc rather than nukes. Lets hope it works out.

 xBAT

P.S. I've read that the Russian economic situation is improving and the Russian people are rapidly catching on to the free market economy...

Title: New Russian Leader
Post by: Dowding on November 19, 2001, 11:06:00 AM

'New'?

Title: New Russian Leader
Post by: batdog on November 19, 2001, 11:12:00 AM

Okay... so you got me on semantics. He seems different from the standard Russian leader we've seen in the past...

 xBAT

Title: New Russian Leader
Post by: leonid on November 20, 2001, 04:07:00 AM

Russia is a vast region of untapped potential.  Due to their unique history, Russians are, IMHO, capable of thinking 'outside the envelope' better than anyone else in the world.  It's all just a matter of coming up with enough stability to focus the startling genius that is inherently Russian.

Title: New Russian Leader
Post by: batdog on November 20, 2001, 07:20:00 AM

Yea... Czarism followed by Communism. Both where certianly bastions of free thinking and thinking outside the envelope. They encouraged both as can be seen from thier history...   :rolleyes:

 They'll be fine, if thier government stays the course.

 xBAT

Title: New Russian Leader
Post by: Krusher on November 20, 2001, 08:30:00 AM

Russia will be a super power again some day. They have all the ingrediants and the will to do so. With a vast amounts of natural resources and a large eductated population they need only the democratic foundation and economic reforms to do so. Being friendly with the west is a much quicker path to sucsess then being unfriendly. Putin seems to be a very sharp leader.

just my opinion

Title: New Russian Leader
Post by: Fishu on November 20, 2001, 01:28:00 PM

Well Putin has at least been in KGB...  Bush hasn't even graduated from college or which it was  ;)
Tho, I hope they for once get good leader whos not some lousy dictator wanting to take ovah da world.

Title: New Russian Leader
Post by: leonid on November 21, 2001, 05:16:00 AM

Quote

Originally posted by batdog:
Yea... Czarism followed by Communism. Both where certianly bastions of free thinking and thinking outside the envelope. They encouraged both as can be seen from thier history...    :rolleyes:

You don't understand what I mean.  As a human being, if you live your life within an inefficient, closed society, then you will have to think 'outside the envelope' to make ends meet.  In fact, your life will require such thinking on a daily basis.

Title: New Russian Leader
Post by: Staga on November 21, 2001, 07:01:00 AM

What a clever way to get a officer of KGB to the WhiteHouse. Make him a leader of country and stupid yanks will invite him   :p

Title: New Russian Leader
Post by: john9001 on November 21, 2001, 12:02:00 PM

between the czar and communisim there was a short lived russian republic.

i think bush has a MBA

the reason gas is down to $1 /gal is cheap russian oil, and the saudis hate it. you can thank (oil man)bush for setting up the russian oil deal.

Title: New Russian Leader
Post by: Fishu on November 21, 2001, 01:36:00 PM

What.. Bush actually does something smart?