Putin accuses West of bid to force will on world

It is interesting to read what politicians say and don't say. Take Putin, rather than say Bush is a psychopath who is out to dominate the world through military conquest, he words it a little more politely.

Russian President Vladimir Putin sharply criticised the United States and its Western allies on Saturday for what he said was an attempt to force their will on the world.

Speaking at an annual gathering of top security and defence officials in Germany, Putin attacked the concept of a "unipolar world" -- implying the United States is the sole superpower -- and said U.S. actions abroad had made conflicts worse.

"What is a unipolar world? No matter how we beautify this term it means one single centre of power, one single centre of force and one single master," Putin said.

"It has nothing in common with democracy because that is the opinion of the majority taking into account the minority opinion. People are always teaching us democracy but the people who teach us democracy don't want to learn it themselves."

Putin said the United States had repeatedly overstepped its national borders in questions of international security, a policy that he said had made the world less, not more, safe.

Of course its also possible to say Bush is a fucking maniacal idiot who wants to control all countries in the world and will bomb the hell out of those he doesn't like. But that's just a SPIIDERWEB™ way of saying it.

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