Two US Congresspeople are proposing a very bipartisan resolution to urge the IOC to strip Russia of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. One word comes to mind immediately: China. Hardly anyone rose with such passion to take the truly undeserved Beijing Olympics somewhere more worthy of the prestige of an Olympic competition.
If human rights and behavior on the international stage were ignored we'd still be before a case of extraordinary stupidity. Choosing partners and bedmates pragmatically would involve, in my opinion, knowing their aims and their potential to threaten you. Russia, despite all the bullying, is weak but growing steadily. Antagonizing Russia would bring the country closer and closer to China, no shining example of liberty herself. With China's stranglehold on the world's manufacturing and Russia's resources, the potential geopolitical Hercules is enough to scare the wits out of me.
Divide and Rule may be fine, but don't divide from yourself!
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