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10/21/2007: "Liberal president botched US-Russian relations"

In some respects, the current crisis in Russian-U.S. relations is reminiscent of the October 1962 Cuban missile crisis, when the Soviet Union had deployed nuclear-tipped missiles in the immediate proximity of the U.S. borders.

[ After the Soviet Union fell, a strong leader could have stepped in and ensured that Russia's future was decided correctly. Instead, the American President Bill Clinton blew it off and allowed this mess to fester. ]

http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20071017/84293852.html