Commentary Magazine, by Omri Ceren Posted By: copychief- Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:31:41 GMT Secretary of Defense Robert Gates just finished explaining how the U.S. needs to suit up for future space wars, so naturally the Russians are pushing for us to forgo developing our space assets, promising they'll follow along. Now the problem with striking arms deals with the Russians is that they cheat. They cheat a lot. Paula DeSutter, former assistant secretary of state for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, has gone so far as to categorically state that they cheat so much that they've "violated every agreement we have ever had with them."