[Bobcat]

Ernie ... maybe you should re read the post as I wasn`t making any "argument" ... just commenting that it seemed that someone APPEARED to be sending a message . If what I heard was true , then do you really believe the timing was a coincidence ?
My final statement was " .... perceived as weak " . Perception can be reality and so far , the President hasn`t stood up to the Russians and actually backed down when he agreed to not put the missiles in Poland as previously agreed ... just as the Russians wanted , and we got nothing in return .
I hope your last statement was intended as a poor " joke " since you don`t know me . I used to run on the dirt tracks here in the South , and went home on a regular basis with a torn up car because you NEVER back down or show you can be intimated on or off the track . Several times we had to be escorted out of the tracks by the police .... but we always went back the next week and raced ... and had no problems . Once you show you can`t be intimidated and are willing to fight , they leave you alone .