George Bush and Tony Blair must be very proud that they have created the precedent, through their action in Iraq, which has allowed the Russians to announce today that Russia will take pre-emptive strikes anywhere in the world.
According to BBC news website "We will carry out all measures to liquidate terrorist bases in any region of the world," Gen Yuri Baluevsky said. "However, this does not mean that we will launch nuclear strikes." That's OK, then.
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