tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post3796449512640135440..comments2023-10-06T10:10:06.982-04:00Comments on La Russophobe: Russia's Military Dollars go down the RatholeLa Russophobehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672264388217953086noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-85608392865139315282007-02-11T04:39:00.000-05:002007-02-11T04:39:00.000-05:00Hi Michel,Thanks for the comment. It's an apt ana...Hi Michel,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment. It's an apt analogy, and if we change it to read "they pretend to pay us and we pretend to defend the country," it takes on the full horror of neo-Soviet Russia. Those who purport to be Russia's patriots in fact destroy the country, just as in Soviet times, and they start by killing the actual patriots, like the valiant Anna Politkovsksaya.La Russophobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672264388217953086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-18871559425093091942007-02-10T13:53:00.000-05:002007-02-10T13:53:00.000-05:00"The ministry acted as if it were always just abou..."The ministry acted as if it were always just about to receive new funds for weapons, while defense firms, long having lost most of their suppliers and modern technologies, tried to give the impression that they could fully equip a modern army as soon as they received the money."<BR/><BR/>This is a nice passage. Reminds me of the old Soviet joke: "They pretend to pay us, while we pretend to work."Dr. Michel Bouchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17341020514234182260noreply@blogger.com