Vlad "Soulful Eyes" Putin Accuses U.S. of Bid to Impose Will on World

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, in one of his harshest attacks on the United States in seven years in power, accused Washington on Saturday of attempting to force its will on the world.

In a speech in Germany, that one U.S. senator said smacked of Cold War rhetoric, Putin accused the United States of making the world a more dangerous place by pursuing policies aimed at making it "one single master."

Attacking the concept of a "unipolar" world in which the United States was the sole superpower, he said: "What is a unipolar world? No matter how we beautify this term it means one single center of power, one single center of force and one single master."

Putin said the United States had repeatedly overstepped its national borders in questions of international security, a policy that he said had made the world less, not more, safe.

"Unilateral actions have not resolved conflicts but have made them worse," Putin said, adding that force should only be used when backed by the United Nations Security Council.

Though Russia is frequently at odds with the United States on a wide range of policy issues, Putin has generally avoided direct criticism of Washington and makes no secret of his personal friendship with President Bush. He restated this on Saturday, saying Bush was a "decent man" and a friend. "He is criticized for everything he does but he is a decent man. He says Russia and the U.S. will never be enemies and I agree with him," he said in answer to a question.

Putin also called on European states, many of which have disagreed with U.S. policy in Iraq and elsewhere, to be more active in international affairs.

---- Pootie sounds like a D.C. Democrat or Mz Hillry - bashing Bush yet reiterating George is a decent man, he just shoulda had the UN Security Council (Force) behind him. Yep, mmm hmm y'all - Bush is the single power master monger who made the world a dangerous place - but he be a good friend of mine.