re: Snowden and Putin really throwing it down on us now.

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. I realize this is not a popular view but I assure you it is the view of our government and has been for a very long time. It doesn't matter if you or I consider Russia a threat it only matters if the guy with his finger on the button considers them a threat.

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Well who exactly do you believe determines "the view of our government?" Because I think it's safe to say that a tremendous number of officials in our government would characterize them exactly as I have. Geopolitical threat. A potential dangerous threat, but not a current enemy. You can't actually "assure" me any of what you claim you can. That America and NATO has contingency plans against Russia and not fellow NATO members or weaker Eastern European nations does not make them an "enemy." I'm sure there's quite a bit of disagreement across the spectrum of American government institutions on Russia just as there is in academia.

And once again, a "threat" does not equal an enemy.