Back in 2012 when Mitt Romney suggested that Russia is America’s number one “geopolitical foe” it got us to wondering if that was true or not?
For example Russia doesn’t threaten the United States. Russia has not threatened to surround the US in a missile defense shield. Russia is not even threatening to launch a “pre-emptive” military strike in Syria or Iran, like the U.S. does routinely -which could cause a global conflict.
Russia doesn’t maintain over 900 military bases around the world. Russia isn’t the largest arms and weapons supplier in the entire world. Russia doesn’t maintain the largest navy in the world. But the U.S. does.
Russia has pledged not to use nuclear weapons first – the U.S. has not, will not do that.
Russia did not bomb Libya, arm terrorists and commit war crimes against civilians.
Russia is not a threat to world peace. So how out of touch is Mitt Romney? Well the White House issued a statement saying Al-Qaeda is America’s number one “geopolitical foe”? Mitt Romney issued one saying Russia – was? So is Mitt wrong in what he says?
This got us asking the question who is Russia’s number one geopolitical foe? We asked some experts who were unanimous in their opinion – the United States is Russia’s number one geopolitical foe.
“In terms of world peace and number one military threat to Russia, without a doubt it is the United States”, says former US Army private B. Holiday of Charlotte, N.C. “Look at NATO expansionism in Europe, which Russia considers a threat by the way”, he added.
This agrees with statements made recently by Russian President Putin (see: NATO expansion a ‘direct threat to Russia’ – Putin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV0jbfVT6Us&feature=relmfu see also: NATO exercises provoke Russia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZyiUYgw3BU&feature=related ).
Russia has been forced to upgrade its military to counter the growing threat posed by the United States and NATO (See: Russia to upgrade military to counter the US, NATO expansion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02oC3F5nx0k&feature=related ).
Russian army to be rearmed by 2020 – RIA Novosti 101021 (see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OsP_MlOS2g&feature=related ).
“Russia’s revamp of its armed forces is to counter the United States, which Russia considers its number one military threat, according to secret reports by the Russian Foreign Intelligence agency SVR”, says Darrel Owens of Charlotte, N.C. a Russian military affairs expert.
Russia is ready to end relations with NATO – (see: Russian President “NATO is nothing to us”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9Coobdjrck&feature=related).
“US warmongering is also seen as a threat to Russia” See Youtube video: Putin warns US against military action on Iran http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEW-6DIj054&feature=related see also: RUSSIA WARNS USA / ISRAEL / NATO AGAINST ATTACK ON IRAN !!! CONSEQUENCES http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=RuVMO1u8sE4
“Russia is worried that the US will drag Russia into war”, sasy Tommy Cole of Charlotte. (See also: ‘US intervention in Iran will drag China & Russia into war’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbc9RLcecRk
“Russia is gearing up to defend itself against American aggression”, says Matt Jackson of Charlotte. “The see us as their main military threat”, he said (see: Russia gears up for World War 3http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcodN6_Vc9E&feature=related
“While we can certainly debate whether or not Russia is a threat to us or not – there can be no doubt that America is Russia’s number one military threat”, says former US air force major Bill Smith of Charlotte.
“We have the strongest military, and currently have more nukes aimed at Russia than they do at us. In fact when I was in the Air Force I know we were targeting every major city in Russia in the event of war, which was overkill to say the least. We were also paranoid about Russia in the extreme”, he suggested.