In what was originally intended to be an admonishment of our western european friends, Vice President Dick Cheney instead vilified Russia for its invasion of Georgia.
"Does Russia really want to separate itself from the community of values that has fueled so much of its own economic progress?" asked lame duck Cheney at a gathering organized by the European House-Ambrosetti.
He continued on, goading for a larger alliance to include Georgia and Ukraine, despite Russian threats.
Russia's president, Dmitri A. Medvedev fired back, letting Cheney's criticism fall by the wayside. "Russia is a state that from now on must be reckoned with," said Medvedev.
Of the U.S., he quips, "They are trying to put political pressure on us. We, of course, will not simply accept this situation. But they will not be able to do anything. And I would like to state as clearly as possible that this confrontation was not our choice."
It's getting chilly over here.
[Source: nytimes.com]
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