George Mitchell: Russia’s Not a Super Power; We Are the World’s Only Super Power

RUSH EXCERPT:
MITCHELL: "I think it is a deliberate act by Putin in in this case to be provocative because that is how the way he keeps attention of the Russian people off of the troubles they have. They're economy is in deep trouble. It's contracted in the last two years ... they're facing a huge budget deficit, their population is declining, the only part of the part of the population that is going up is the Muslim population, with which he has so much trouble. They do have a lot of problems. They do have a nuclear arsenal, that makes them a world player, but Russia economy is smaller than Canada. Smaller than South Korea. It is half of the side of California economy. So, we have to keep this is in perspective, we are the world’s super power. We should not lose perspective over these provocations that are coming, and deal with them, I think in a strong way, but keep in mind, there is one super power in the world now."