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Originally Posted by wilpuri
Estonia is not anti-Russia because it is pro-US, it is pro-US because of its ongoing problems with Russia. Unless you've noticed, this is quite common for small countries threatened by big countries - to align with a big country that is against the threatening big country.
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He needs to whip up support and unity through vulgar displays of Russian chauvinism and misinterpretation of history.
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I think it is sensible and ethical for Estonia to want powerful friends to counterbalance their large neighbour; that is normal. What would be dangerous and destructive for Estonia would be any policy which allows the US to use them as a diplomatic weapon against Russia.
The neocons would happily use Estonia and the other Baltic states the way Denmark was used in the cartoon controversy; as the bait to provoke a rival into lashing out.