The Russians pose a unique destabilising influence in the Middle East. They have almost singlehandedly helped sustain conflicts in Africa as well.

The "evil empire" may have given up the quest for global domination, but the habits of folks in power and steady sources of revenue, don't change as quick as political ideosophies.

Iran's nuclear program is the gift of French and Russian nuclear companies (many with former KGB ties) and top executives who practice a unique form of mercenarial service to third world nations.

Saddam was just a well-paying customer. France, Belgium, Germany and Russia now have shifted sales to Iran, hoping to fuel the coming conflict.

Lindy, your neighbor was right about the jets being the sound of freedom. Unlike Russia our efforts, arms sales and foreign policy are not mercenarial exploits.

How can you tell? It's so very simple.

We LOSE money.

France, Russia, Belgium & Germany MAKE money in the Middle East, Africa and Far East.

We are the good guys Lindy. You, and I, can't imagine the world without the USA keeping nations on a progressive course and from tearing each the other apart while others goad them on.

The "sophisticated" EU is nothing of the kind. They are blood-soaked money-grubbers exploiting primitive peoples and their violent natures. Putin actually visited Algeria last month to close the deal personally. Algeria will keep some of the weapons and resell the rest to interested African and Middle East parties.

Algeria was governed by France until 1962 and is a clearinghouse of source for weapons in the region. How can Algeria afford 7.5 billion dollars worth of Russian weapons when the poverty rate is 25%? Simple. Algeria is a major exporter of natural gas and oil.

So within 6 months the supply train of weapons will reach destinations and buyers all over Africa and the middle east and the blood will spill again with renewed fervor...

...and the US will do everything it can to minimalize conflicts, support freedom and fight genocide, slavery and exploitation while being shouted at by the blood-drenched exploiters of the third world who have dictators money bulging out of every pocket.

The will shout, with the blood still dripping from their hands:

"The United States of America is the problem!"