Say Hello to the New Russia...

...same as the Soviet Union.

For the past couple years, as we've grown more and more involved in our war in Iraq, Russia has been getting more and more frisky with it's neighbors. Between the gas crisis with Ukraine to blocking sanctions again Iran to the current incursions into Georgia, the practice of intimidating neighbors is back in vogue in Moscow.

Of course, we're not doing anything to help the situation. From our incredibly weakened state (both militarily and morally) we keep insisting on telling Russia how to behave, which is only going to serve to make Moscow dig it's heels in harder.

Add to that, our missile defense treaty with Poland and the Czech Republic. I love how we approached it in a spirit of compromise and diplomacy...but didn't budge an inch, just kept telling Russia how ridiculous they were being.

So are we settling into a new Cold War? That's what it seems like from where I'm sitting...

As if we don't have enough problems.