http://www.threekingsblog.com/2009/08/armenia-stuck-between-several-rocks-and-lots-of-hard-places/ the ongoing chess game between the U.S., the E.U. and Russia Sun, 07 Aug 2011 20:39:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.threekingsblog.com/2009/08/armenia-stuck-between-several-rocks-and-lots-of-hard-places/#comment-440 Sherry Clayton Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:49:23 +0000 http://www.threekingsblog.com/?p=995#comment-440 Those are great photos and an interesting article. It's nice to know that there is some progress in Armenia. Those are great photos and an interesting article. It’s nice to know that there is some progress in Armenia.

]]> http://www.threekingsblog.com/2009/08/armenia-stuck-between-several-rocks-and-lots-of-hard-places/#comment-395 Ashley Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:58:06 +0000 http://www.threekingsblog.com/?p=995#comment-395 Nice to see something about Armenia in my news feed from you. As a western Armenian I would like to hope that Russia's presence would leave for cultural reasons, but that would actually leave the country vulnerable. If you look at the southern region of Armenia you'll notice the country looks like a decaying tooth. Without Russia, Azerbaijan would take this as a green light for a heavier attack on Artsakh (aka N. Karabakh). Azerbaijan and Turkey's goal is to create a straight path, linking the countries/cultures. If you happened to visit Armenia/Turkish borders you will notice Russian troops are stationed as buffers. Before the buffers there were countless accounts of open fire to the Armenia side. If you happen to visit Hordviop, an Armenian church, you can look to the stone and the roof to see all of the bullet marks. Without Russia, Armenia would be in trouble. Without Armenia, Russia would not have a possible link to Iran and Azerbaijan for oil. Thankfully M. Russia was there in the 20's and she's there now. Nice to see something about Armenia in my news feed from you. As a western Armenian I would like to hope that Russia’s presence would leave for cultural reasons, but that would actually leave the country vulnerable. If you look at the southern region of Armenia you’ll notice the country looks like a decaying tooth. Without Russia, Azerbaijan would take this as a green light for a heavier attack on Artsakh (aka N. Karabakh). Azerbaijan and Turkey’s goal is to create a straight path, linking the countries/cultures. If you happened to visit Armenia/Turkish borders you will notice Russian troops are stationed as buffers. Before the buffers there were countless accounts of open fire to the Armenia side. If you happen to visit Hordviop, an Armenian church, you can look to the stone and the roof to see all of the bullet marks. Without Russia, Armenia would be in trouble. Without Armenia, Russia would not have a possible link to Iran and Azerbaijan for oil. Thankfully M. Russia was there in the 20′s and she’s there now.

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