Laika mašīna -3. We should deal with the world as it is

 

The President’s News Conference With Baltic Leaders in Riga
July 6, 1994

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Q. Mr. Clinton, you and your Baltic colleagues hope that things are going to go right in Russia. But supposing they don’t? Supposing in 2 years’ time we have a President Zhirinovsky or some other hard-liner in Moscow? Can you now assure your Baltic colleagues here that America will not permit them again, either by subversion or bullying or any other means, to come back under Moscow’s sphere of influence?

 

President Clinton. Well, sir, the whole purpose of the Partnership For Peace was to move toward that sort of security. Everybody who signed up for the Partnership For Peace had to, as a condition of its participation, recognize the territorial integrity and the independence of all the participating countries, and we now have 21 nations doing that.

I think it is obvious from all the actions the United States has taken on security, on political matters, on economic matters, that we are trying to do everything we can to secure the independence of the Baltics. I also think it is obvious that we should deal with the world as it is and deal with people based on what they say and do. And I think that’s where we are now.

I don’t think you should predict the worst in any country. And I can only report to you that we are laying the foundations that I think are most likely to guarantee the long-term security and independence of these nations.

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vara bungas: Klintons bija gana piesardzīgs izteikumos … “I can only report to you that we are laying the foundations that I think are most likely to guarantee…” . Kā var nojaust, UA un GE dalība programmā Partnership for peace “partnerībā mieram”  nedeva gaidīto pozitīvo ieguldījumu abu valstu   drošībai.  Ko ieguva no partnerības RU? Laiku un iespēju pavazāt Rietumus aiz deguna. Ja 1994.gadā Rietumi nebūtu tik naivi savā uzvaras eiforijā un saskatītu indikācijas par notikumiem 2008. un 2014.gadā (uz ko tika norādīts ne vienu reizi vien) , demokrātijas attīstība RU nebūtu nolemta. Tagad gan  welcome to USSR-2. Moldova var sākt gatavoties.

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