tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post3888877421318567588..comments2024-01-13T08:49:14.041-08:00Comments on Myrhaf: Around the World Wide Web 74Myrhafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340507405537605164noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-79853909301208507022008-08-18T05:34:00.000-07:002008-08-18T05:34:00.000-07:00There's also a difference between Tbilisi and Berl...There's also a difference between Tbilisi and Berlin. If the Russians attacked Germany, they would be in a war with America. As we see, such is not the case with Georgia.Myrhafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340507405537605164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-47908331614112508782008-08-18T03:56:00.000-07:002008-08-18T03:56:00.000-07:00"I think he is about to learn that there is a diff..."I think he is about to learn that there is a difference between Tbilisi and Paris."<BR/><BR/>...That being, as far as this is concerned, mostly that Paris has Germany geographically in the way.<BR/><BR/>Although even if they weren't, I think the sheer distance is a bit much, logistically, for the Russkies at the moment.<BR/><BR/>Still, I agree with Dismuke that this is one of those things that will get worse if it isn't quashed...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-77489186186760277602008-08-11T23:00:00.000-07:002008-08-11T23:00:00.000-07:00If we don't take Russia on now, we will have to ta...If we don't take Russia on now, we will have to take them on later. Putin says he wishes to rebuild Russia up from the ashes of defeat - just like Hitler said he would rebuild Germany from the defeat of World War I.<BR/><BR/>There is NO WAY that Russia would SERIOUSLY want a war with the USA - they can't even launch most of their ships and submarines which are all rotting in port from lack of funds and parts.<BR/><BR/>The only reason Putin is doing this is because he knows that there is a weenie in the White House - and, if Obama wins, that the weenie will be replaced by a....... well, I won't say the word here, but just think of a term that people affectionately apply to cats and starts with the same letter as "Putin."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-80139360772150163752008-08-11T19:40:00.000-07:002008-08-11T19:40:00.000-07:00Saakashvili sounds like a man that cannot plan for...Saakashvili sounds like a man that cannot plan for, let alone think through, contingencies.<BR/><BR/>I do agree with McCain that our values and self-interest demanded we should have started putting pressure on Russia back when they unleashed brutality in Chechnya.jhbowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12377271992125388319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-11368039782935025242008-08-11T19:24:00.000-07:002008-08-11T19:24:00.000-07:00Madmax, I suspect the fact that Georgia loves Amer...Madmax, I suspect the fact that Georgia loves America and has a street named after Bush will make leftists sympathetic to Russian propaganda. I wouldn't be surprised if they think of Georgia as "fascist" and that the Georgians deserve what they get from the Russians.<BR/><BR/>Liriodendren, even if we decide to arm the Georgians, the expectations of the people quoted in that article are unrealistic. It sounds like they expect the 101st Airborne to parachute into their country the moment Russian tanks crossed the border. We diddled for months before we invaded Iraq.Myrhafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340507405537605164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-2585129782296723572008-08-11T15:28:00.000-07:002008-08-11T15:28:00.000-07:00I wonder if this has something to do with America'...I wonder if this has something to do with America's approach to war since the beginning of the Truman Doctrine. We are only allowed to fight wars if we justify it with helping others; if we either liberate a people or rebuild our former enemies. We just can't destroy our enemies, we have to transform them into a "democratic people" because everyone "loves freedom." We have thus developed a reputation as a type of social worker who is supposed to solve the problems of all these "dysfunctional families' to use an expression. I feel for the freedom loving Georgians but it would seem that our altruism has set us up for this.<BR/><BR/>Also, where are all the Leftists to condemn Russia as an imperialist, war-mongering nation? Or is that label reserved only for America?madmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14375140131881725965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-91209856044616045252008-08-11T12:12:00.000-07:002008-08-11T12:12:00.000-07:00But why are their expectations out of touch with r...But why are their expectations out of touch with reality? They are applying to be part of NATO and after all, which pisses Putin off, and doesn't Bush wants to defend our freedums? Their expectations certainly aren't inconsistent with Bush's own proclamations. Well... I guess they ARE inconsistent with Bush telling us all that he's looked into Pootie's eyes and seen a wonderful soul. Please -- this guy has an imperialist dream of restoring the Soviet Union and figured this was a great chance to get Georgia back before our hand would be forced as part of a NATO alliance. <BR/><BR/>Putin should be stopped. The Russians are attacking deep within Georgia -- they don't plan to just claim South Ossetia. And the Georgian people *want* freedom, unlike the Iraqis we are spending billions on!! That's worth our support. Bush is a coward.<BR/><BR/>The timing couldn't be more perfect. Pootie gooses Bush while he's off holding hands at the Olympics, like a rude guest at a party, and Bush tries to ignore it like the wimp he is. Now Putin knows what he can get away with, like the bully he is.<BR/><BR/>Whether it's Georgia or some other place, the pressure cooker is eventually going to blow and wake everyone up. Russia is on Iran's side and they're a threat to us, too. We can't just keep ignoring this crap from them. <BR/><BR/>Sorry for being so grumpy.Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223664599729768316noreply@blogger.com