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The final medal count is in, though not official until all of the test results for performance-enhancing drugs are finalized. To the joy of most Americans, the USA came out on top, with China a close second and Great Britain a surprising third. Russia and Australia were disappointed with their overall athletic performances, but Russia still has an excuse.
Super sports fan Vladimir Putin, leader of Russia, does not like to feel disappointed. He knows the nature of his country's excuse: they lost an empire. Concurrent with the London Olympics, while seething with medal disappointment, Putin announced plans to grow the Russian military machine. Coincidence? Could Mr. Putin's plans include "encouraging" former Soviet states to rejoin a new and improved Soviet Union? If Olympic results are his only motivation, facts would back up his position. Restoring the Soviet Empire, at least to include all of the former Soviet republics if not Eastern European countries who lived with autonomy in name only, would create entirely different medal count standings.
The London Olympics found countries like Ukraine and Kazakhstan grabbing several medals. Ukraine and Kazakhstan are former Soviet Republics.
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