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Does U.S. Believe In Success More After September 3?
Clinton said and left and who will stop Putin?
Russian President Putin is trying to restore the USSR but we will not
allow taking us back in time. The U.S. ex-secretary Hillary Clinton
said so during the meeting of the OSCE foreign ministers in Dublin in
December. It was a blunt statement which many explained by Clinton's
retirement.
However, it is hard to think whether the ex-first lady, ex-candidate
for president and the state secretary for four years did not realize
that retirement from the post of foreign minister of a country like
the United States cannot be an `alibi' for the author of the statement
and the country that she represents.
This statement was made by the United States, not Clinton, therefore
the United States is responsible. Hence, the question is how the
United States is going to prevent return to the past, how it will
thwart Putin's attempts to restore the USSR.
Armenia needs to know this urgently because not only is it at the
border of the former USSR, in a region of high geopolitical
importance, but has also engaged in the Russian efforts to restore the
USSR, whether voluntarily or by force.
How is the United States going to prevent Armenia's return to the
past? It should be noted that this is the problem of Armenia, the
government and citizens of Armenia. Since power in Armenia does not
belong to the citizens, and the government has placed itself under
Putin's ambitions with the connivance of most political parties, only
the citizens of Armenia are to resolve the problem of the ruling
system and prevent return to the Soviet past.
However, the United States has made a statement and thereby assumed
responsibility. If the citizens of Armenia had sufficient power and
resource, the steps that the United States could take would hardly
interest us. However, since the citizens have been left alone
vis-à-vis the government and the so-called political system so the
steps of the United States can be an additional opportunity for the
citizens to address the problems.
In this regard, after the Customs Union the United States displayed an
attitude that differs from the attitude of the United States. The
United States did not make tough statements expressing its
frustration. Moreover, it expressed its readiness to continue its
policy of supporting internal reforms.
In addition, over the past few days the United States has been active
in Armenia, discussing issues of modernization in different sectors of
economy and governance.
The question is what has happened in Armenia for the U.S. attitude to
the success of this initiative. Does the United States believe in
success after September 3 more or less strongly? Does the United
States think about change of balance of partnership and reduction of
the government's share in it?
There are no answers to these question, and these questions will
hardly have a direct answer. They are from the circle of diplomatic
and political subtleties, and there are mostly hints.
Sometimes, however, these hints are quite transparent, like the U.S.
Ambassador John Heffern's statement that there is nothing in the
Customs Union that would impede internal reforms in Armenia. In other
words, the United States announces that the Customs Union in Armenia
cannot be a hindrance to the United States. This could be a model
behavior for Europe which has been telling us since September 3 how
disturbing the Customs Union is.
If Europe did not have a plan B on Armenia, it is evidence to Europe's problems.
By the way, the chair of the EP Committee of Foreign Affairs Elmar
Brok told Radio Liberty they did not lose Armenia but Armenia lost the
European prospect.
Brok is right, Europe has not lost Armenia, Europe is losing itself,
and this is a problem. The problem is equally unimportant whether the
USSR is restored exactly or with some differences. Europe's role is
that of a strategic dam.
Hakob Badalyan
14:23 28/09/2013
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/30984
Clinton said and left and who will stop Putin?
Russian President Putin is trying to restore the USSR but we will not
allow taking us back in time. The U.S. ex-secretary Hillary Clinton
said so during the meeting of the OSCE foreign ministers in Dublin in
December. It was a blunt statement which many explained by Clinton's
retirement.
However, it is hard to think whether the ex-first lady, ex-candidate
for president and the state secretary for four years did not realize
that retirement from the post of foreign minister of a country like
the United States cannot be an `alibi' for the author of the statement
and the country that she represents.
This statement was made by the United States, not Clinton, therefore
the United States is responsible. Hence, the question is how the
United States is going to prevent return to the past, how it will
thwart Putin's attempts to restore the USSR.
Armenia needs to know this urgently because not only is it at the
border of the former USSR, in a region of high geopolitical
importance, but has also engaged in the Russian efforts to restore the
USSR, whether voluntarily or by force.
How is the United States going to prevent Armenia's return to the
past? It should be noted that this is the problem of Armenia, the
government and citizens of Armenia. Since power in Armenia does not
belong to the citizens, and the government has placed itself under
Putin's ambitions with the connivance of most political parties, only
the citizens of Armenia are to resolve the problem of the ruling
system and prevent return to the Soviet past.
However, the United States has made a statement and thereby assumed
responsibility. If the citizens of Armenia had sufficient power and
resource, the steps that the United States could take would hardly
interest us. However, since the citizens have been left alone
vis-à-vis the government and the so-called political system so the
steps of the United States can be an additional opportunity for the
citizens to address the problems.
In this regard, after the Customs Union the United States displayed an
attitude that differs from the attitude of the United States. The
United States did not make tough statements expressing its
frustration. Moreover, it expressed its readiness to continue its
policy of supporting internal reforms.
In addition, over the past few days the United States has been active
in Armenia, discussing issues of modernization in different sectors of
economy and governance.
The question is what has happened in Armenia for the U.S. attitude to
the success of this initiative. Does the United States believe in
success after September 3 more or less strongly? Does the United
States think about change of balance of partnership and reduction of
the government's share in it?
There are no answers to these question, and these questions will
hardly have a direct answer. They are from the circle of diplomatic
and political subtleties, and there are mostly hints.
Sometimes, however, these hints are quite transparent, like the U.S.
Ambassador John Heffern's statement that there is nothing in the
Customs Union that would impede internal reforms in Armenia. In other
words, the United States announces that the Customs Union in Armenia
cannot be a hindrance to the United States. This could be a model
behavior for Europe which has been telling us since September 3 how
disturbing the Customs Union is.
If Europe did not have a plan B on Armenia, it is evidence to Europe's problems.
By the way, the chair of the EP Committee of Foreign Affairs Elmar
Brok told Radio Liberty they did not lose Armenia but Armenia lost the
European prospect.
Brok is right, Europe has not lost Armenia, Europe is losing itself,
and this is a problem. The problem is equally unimportant whether the
USSR is restored exactly or with some differences. Europe's role is
that of a strategic dam.
Hakob Badalyan
14:23 28/09/2013
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/30984