The United States Must actively work towards diplomatic relations with Russia.

My apologies for Lack of Sources if You look Towards the Cato Institute Policy analysis of Febuary 2008,you can clearly see that "Russia has undergone a genuine—if limited— recovery from the collapse of the 1990s; Washington lacks sufficient leverage to compel Russian acquiescence to its policy preferences; and On a number of critical foreign policy issues, there is no clear community of interests that allows for concepts of "selective partnership" to be effective" 1.a.If You look towards "the Economist" of Just today. there has been a 1.13% increase in overall crude oil prices, one of the pillar's of russia economy. - Moreover, according to the economist of August 2nd, Russia has had an 8.5% increase increase in Gdp of just the 1st Quarter b.Looking Towards Ros Buissness Consulting, RUssian gas production is expected to rise 25.3% through 2020 - This gives the perception that they may develop or purchase the technology needed to extract more oil. b. while we do want to move away from foreign oil, the dream of alternative energy dependence is still Years Away. 2.a MOSCOW, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Russia's military organization requires steady improvement to meet current challenges, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at a Kremlin ceremony appointing officers to higher positions. "We can't help noticing that attempts to settle intentional disputes by force are continuing, or that the threat of conflicts between states, territories, the escalation of local conflicts and the spread of weapons of mass destruction remain problems," Putin was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying. "All this requires the steady improvement of the country's military organization, including the maintenance of high combat readiness for the nuclear deterrence forces," he said. Supplying the army and navy with advanced weaponry is an indisputable priority, and 5 trillion rubles (190 billion U.S. dollars) are to be assigned for this purpose under the state program of armaments till 2015, he said. http://news.xinhuanet.com... -russia's growing military funding makes it apparent that its influence will follow suit and increase along with military and defensive power. b. Without a means of differentiating between "dummy" and "real" warheads, it would take a minimum of 10,000 defensive missiles to defeat a 1,000 missile launch where each missile contained 1 "real" and 9 "dummy" warheads - and that assumes a 100% successful interception rate. (Considering that there are about 6,000 "primary targets" in the US, any missile attack would almost certainly have to hit at least 1,000 of them in order to be effective - so considering a 1,000 missile attack isn't all that far fetched.) Considering that a missile attack can (theoretically) come from any direction, the US would require 10,000 defensive missiles to defend in (to be generous) four different quadrants - bringing the number of 100% effective missiles up to 40,000. Considering that no weapons system is 100% effective, that 40,000 should probably be boosted to 80,000 to ensure that 40,000 defensive missiles would be available 24/7/52. Considering that the projected cost for fewer than 20 defensive missiles is $30,000,000,000+, the cost for 80,000 defensive missiles would run to roughly $120,000,000,000,000 (yep, that's 120 TRILLION dollars) - or roughly the entire budget of the United States of America for around 47.6 years, there is some justification for saying that the American people are being sold a pig in a poke (without the pig or the poke). -The Military Times of april 17th clearly state that scientists have come to the conclusion that MDS cannot protect us - showing it does more harm than good c. Cnn.com Febuary 12 2008. American fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers, one of which buzzed a U.S. aircraft carrier in the western Pacific on Saturday, U.S. military officials told CNN Monday. - A nation that has the ability to enter the airspace of the most powerful nation on earth, clearly a sign of tension between both nations and a need for reforms of our current Foreign Policy ***btw, where are your sources?