09-08-2007, 08:08 PM
Quote:I wouldn't say Gore encouraged it, but rather was out negotiated by Russia. They ended up doing whatever the heck they wanted and we never imposed sanctions against Russia.
Out-negotiated is an interesting way to describe it. The US had no leverage, and relations with Russia were deteriorating, as they do to this day. I can't see how anyone would have gotten much more out of the Russians than Gore already did, which amounted to quite little.
However, "Gore was out-negotiated" is a very different position indeed from Sen. Brownback or Rep. Cox's position, which was that Gore was lying to congress to protect a secret nuclear weapons deal with Russia.
-Jester