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As a result, its leaders need preventive and retaliatory countermeasures in place in case of a worst case scenario given Washington's out-of-control aggressiveness under both major parties.
As a former KGB official and President, Putin is especially mindful of the clear and present danger. In 2003, he strongly opposed America's Iraq war without Security Council approval.
Hours after it began, he publicly condemned what he called a "great political error," expressing opposition to war based on contrived arguments and lies.
Although Russia belatedly recognized Libya's puppet Transitional National Council (TNC) regime, last March he was very outspoken against NATO's war.
He called UN Security Council Resolution 1973, instituting a no-fly zone, "defective and flawed," saying (i)t allows everything. It resembles medieval calls for crusades."
He added that meddling in the internal affairs of other countries is common US policy, suggesting that Russia must strengthen its own defenses just in case.
A Final Comment
Major parties participating in Russia's 2012 presidential elections include:
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