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...even the U.S. security establishment), protecting the U.S. mainland against an as-yet hypothetical threat of attack by intercontinental ballistic missiles is not exactly a pressing concern - indeed, it's as if the U.S. has gone off on something of a tangent. Washington will be indulged - what does Putin have to lose by engaging in lengthy negotiations over the scope of the system if the U.S. is going to build it anyway? - but not followed. In the end, nobody's going to try and stop the U.S. from building a high-tech Maginot Line. But we all know what happened...
...Russia: C Bush's enthusiasm for missile defense may be prompting him to elevate Russia beyond its strategic significance. The President treated his first encounter with Putin as a kind of reprise of the first Reagan-Gorbachev summit, telling Americans he had looked into the Russian leader's eyes and "got a pretty good idea of his soul." The comment prompted titters across Europe, not least because Putin came through the ranks of the KGB, an organization that doesn't exactly reward transparency. Still, Putin has been pleasantly surprised by the new administration's attentions, and he's quite happy...
Bush's aides say they're confident Putin will eventually do a deal. Their aim now is to hurry him up. The rapid timetable is governed by political arithmetic: to lock in missile defense before Bush's first term ends. In fact, the President can just bulldoze ahead. Russia can cooperate and get something or sulk and get nothing. European objections don't count if Russia concedes. The Democrat-led Senate can't stop Bush from breaking the ABM treaty, though it can tighten the purse strings...
...does not stop us from asking why they die. Giuliani lost his life through a witch's combination of rage, fear, panic, idealism and devil-may-care. He was on the streets of the port city because eight world leaders, including President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin, were also there for their annual gabfest. Safely sequestered in a medieval palace a mile from the Piazza Alimonda, the issues they talked about--such as a possible world recession and global warming--were overshadowed by the mayhem. In much the same vein, few will remember Genoa's peaceful side...
Person of the Week BALANCING ACT Switch-hitter Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to play ball with two big teams: China and the U.S. Just days after signing a "friendship and cooperation" treaty with President Jiang Zemin, he turned his attention to President Bush at the G-8 summit in Genoa...