What's next?, next war Romanians could be part of

True, Imperialist, but it is a diplomatic statement. Other politicians and reporters, including Russian ones (some of them) accepted the fact that Moldova would try to unite with Romania. And some of them, a little part, had no problem with that.

Statements made by Presidents and Foreign Ministers carry a lot of weight and can't be shrugged off. Basescu never talked (not that I know of) about unification with Moldova, he only focused on Moldova's EU accession and easing cross-border traffic. Moldova's interim President first mentioned unification but then retracted and later used strong language to clearly rule out that possibility. Obama was utterly silent during the Moldovan events last year and this year Hillary made a strange statement saying she is worried about the border disagreements between the 2 countries. The signals are clear and for the time being they're miles away from favoring the unification.

Obama, IMO, is very away about the problems in Black Sea region. And his advisors, too. This not a point of their interest. They had more problems to focus. And the Obama administration is not too eager to disscus problems that could oppose Russia's interests. For them, it is just coin to exchange.
But this is the time to show the will of Moldovans. In short time, will be elections again, and before that, a referendum. This one could change the course of history for the Republic of Moldova.

Actually, Transdnestra is not "a point of anyone's interest". They are an old and rheumatic dog with an asthmatic bark and no teeth to bite. And even if they mustered some energy to bark, the camel train will just move on.
Radu

I don't think so. Tomorrow, or some day after tomorrow, the interest about Transnistria region will grow. And will grow hard. Very hard.

Why are you so sure? The "focus" in the last decade shifted towards the Muslim zone, slightly Southern than that...
If the Russians (let's not pretend that in Trans-Dnestra the thieves and bootleggers there really have the power of decision) don't do something really odd, nobody will notice them. IMO, at least...

But if they'll do some really odd?
The "focus" to Muslim world begun after they (the Fundamentalists) had done something odd.
And nobody will guarantee that that focus will remain. After Talibans and AQ will not had the power to became a threat, the focus will change, because Americans will let the Muslims to kill each other, like they do from centuries.

WHY would they do anything? And WITH WHAT? They're happy for now, self-sufficient etc. They already got their Kosovo and I guess they don't want anything more. We'll see what happens, anyway: let's re-open this discussion in 2013, after the "end of the world"!

They DO, because is their modus vivendi. They sell arms to everyone who want's to buy, including in Checenia. Russians soldiers are killed by arms who came from Transnistria. Is the same story happened in Afghanistan during Soviet invasion, when soviet soldiers sell arms to Mujahedins who killed their comarades with them.
They sell arms to Muslim fundamentalists. American soldiers are killed by those arms. Soon, somebody will take some atitude about it.

Look better here:

http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20100301_th..._usiranian_deal

Look better here:

http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20100301_th..._usiranian_deal

Interesting analysis, but how is it connected to Transnistria???

The article is probably linked to U.S. strategic concerns, their interests, not about the problem of Transnistria who is (or should be) our concern...

True, ANDREAS, is about US strategig concerns. US is focused now to Iran, after that problem will be solved (one way or another), and the Jihadists will be put in a position where they can't do major problems, US will focus to other problems of concern. One of them could be the regime in Transnistria, part of a new strategic containment of new Rusia's ambitions.

Aren't we optimistic?!
What if the Iran-Gate will NOT be solved so easily? What then? Don't forget that Obama is more concerned wit other stuff, such as internal policy, Medicare etc.
And then, there's North Korea to be dealt with.
Trans-Dnestra is waaaay down on the American "Most Wanted" list (or the "to-do list" if you prefer it like that!

I don't want to say something about some "conspiracy theory", but, from all NATO states, we have a startegic partnership only with US, France and Poland.
Romania and Poland are the powerfull states of "New Europe", most important allies of US in NATO.
I'm sure, until now, that the Smolensk tragedy is just a pure coincidence, but is really a blow for a NATO future containment of Russia's strategic ambitions. I believe is just a coincidence, because, if not, it can be the trigger for ww3.