Cold War - part II - John McCain
Senator says U.S. should respond harshly to Russia
MSNBC staff and news service reportsupdated 3:53 p.m. MT, Sun., April. 2, 2006WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain said Sunday the United States should respond harshly to Russia’s anti-democratic actions and suggested that President Bush is reconsidering his assessment of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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McCain, a possible presidential contender in 2008, said Putin has repressed Russians and their media, supported Belarus’ authoritarian president and not cooperated with the U.S. in dealing with Iran’s suspected development of nuclear weapons.
“I think that we’ve got to respond in some way,” McCain told NBC’s" Meet the Press . “The glimmerings of democracy are very faint in Russia today, and so I would be very harsh.”
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