Cold War 2.0

[Aaron]

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/russia-presses-kyrgyzstan-to-close-us-base/2009/01/18/1232213448844.html

Things are going to get interesting again. Discuss.

[mph4ever]

smart move since the yanks have no money left

[jaredong]

maybe im overly optimistic but i dont see it a major cold war-like threat. Least not yet.

According to this...
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20090117/twl-kyrgyzstan-to-close-us-airbase-in-a-2802f3e.html

the base was recently setup after 9/11 to support Afghanistan. If building a base wouldnt spark anything, i dont see how closing it would.

ionno, everytime something between america and russia appears, its like "cold war?" Its possible i guess, but i doubt it. Look at the whole Georgia thing. That was pretty tense but i havent heard about anything in the news lately.

Honestly, i doubt a "Cold War" bi-polar system between America and Russia would happen today. There are too many rising nuclear equipped world powers for US/Russia to dominate again.

I agree that America and Russia has some tense relation though and this would not exactly make things any clearer. But i doubt it'll escalate to Cold War status.

edit: Yup! i know its abit tongue in cheek. Im just suggesting that we're no where near epic doom tense situation like it was during the cold war at present.

[Aaron]

Erm, do you understand what the cold war was, and that my thread title was a bit tongue-in-cheek?

[Aaron]

I do need some corrosion resistant valves.