Interesting point, Tequila !

Quote Originally Posted by tequila View Post
Lord Palmerston's quote still holds true. Sentimentality makes for good speeches and press releases, but when the rubber meets the road, it generally doesn't last long.

If a new President took a more conciliatory line towards Russia, I doubt we'd see Estonian troops in Iraq or Afghanistan for very long - and indeed why should we?
It may be good speech material for Lord whoever, but telling the US SecDef you promise pretty much means you will, come hell or high water.

Estonia's current President just so happened to live and study (since childhood) in Canada and the USA. Guess who he thinks Estonia should be sentimental with and supportive of? Not Russia