As I said in the summary, this is an essay for school that got way out of hand. Please take note that this was written at about three in the morning, and I wasn't trying to do a very good job since it was for school. I wrote this after reading WAY too much Ann Coulter (go read her books, by the way). Heh, but the middle part is what I am rather proud of. Enjoy!

Currently, the condition of American-Russian relations is shaky at best. It seems that is has always been that way. Even before the Cold War, the two countries were never on the best terms. However, steps are being taken to change things. Note: change, hopefully. The Obama administration apparently has plans to fix this. Most likely, though, the situation will probably remain relatively the same.

In the past, the two countries lived in a world of political tension. Slowly, that tension built and built and built until the proper Cold War came along. Now the U.S. and Russia seem to be in the midst of a new Cold War. They disagree on many important points still. It appears that those arguments have been frozen in time, never to be resolved. So technically, the Cold War never really ended. Both of the countries stayed suspicious of the other. They both tried to prove that they are the better country. The automatic anti-American sentiment is also a problem not only in Russia, but other parts of Europe as well.

Luckily, there have been opportunities for world leaders to figure out solutions to these troublesome problems. Recently, a conference took place in Munich, Germany to discuss various matters relating to the world. Some people believe that, being powerful and influential countries, the United States and Russia should team up and work on a world service project. This may include such light topics as the energy crisis, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and many others. Powerhouse bonding, as it were. Think of it as bonding with a friend over coffee (or tea, whatever you prefer), only America is bonding with Russia over plans to eradicate organized crime and terrorist groups.

The Obama Administration has made a show of its involvement in the Munich conference. Naturally, Mr. Hopeful Change did not attend. His puppet-excuse me-Vice President Biden presented a speech to the leaders there. It was, apparently, a rather impressive speech. It mentioned that America would do something about Iran and the other usual things. About Russian-American political relations, he said that they were “dangerous” and that the two countries needed to “work together”. It makes me proud that this country can elect such an intelligent guy into the office of Vice President. I mean, who knew that the job of the Vice President was to state the obvious while not-so-quietly working in some Obama worship? I certainly didn’t.

To conclude, the relations between the countries of Russia and the United States of America are not going very well. In fact, they appear to be gradually reaching the point where you could cut the tension with a knife, it’s so thick. I can only hope that Vice President Biden improves his communication and problem-solving skills quickly, because Obama is clearly too inexperienced to deal with foreign relations (excuse me, that’s not entirely true: it is rumored that he talked on the phone with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, though I suspect they were discussing their preferred ‘boogie’ style instead of powerhouse bonding. Look it up: Putin likes ABBA. Not even kidding.). Perhaps I should leave off on Obama for not having any part in foreign political relations. After all, he is far too busy writing up the bill for taxpayers and their great great great great grandchildren to pay off (does he know the difference between billion and trillion?). It’s hopeful change, so it must be a good thing. All in all, I observe that the present situation is quite grim indeed.