Archive for the 'Georgia' Category
From The Nation:
Myth 1. It’s a dangerous world. We face an array of serious national security threats that require an experienced Commander in Chief.
Myth 2. The surge has worked. To withdraw from Iraq now would snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and embolden Islamic extremists.
Myth 3. We cannot allow Afghanistan to become a safe […]
In what can only be described as a direct response to America helping Georgia (a country about half the way around the world), Russia will now be aiding Iran even more (a country that sits firmly below it on a map).
America’s misguided imperialistic zeal and delusions of remaining grandeur and might will now open a […]
I wonder where this warmonger and war criminal would put Russia/Georgia next to USA/Iraq?
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What, on earth, is the US now doing in Georgia?
Quick: ask 100 high school students where Georgia is on the map. No, not that Georgia… the Georgia that sits next to Russia… which is even further out than Afghanistan and Iraq.
“We don’t understand what American ships are doing on the Georgian shores,” Russian Prime Minister […]
From Business Week:
The sudden war in the Caucasus brought Georgia to heel, reasserted Russia’s claim as the dominant force in the region, and dealt a blow to U.S. prestige. But in this part of the world, diplomacy and war are about oil and gas as much as they are about hegemony and the tragic […]
It’s so ironic to hear George Bush describe Russia and diplomacy… considering that he essentially wrote the book on intimidation and bullying in foreign policy. Remember “you’re either with us or against us” pal?
President Bush on Friday chided Russia for Cold War-style behavior, saying, “Bullying and intimidation are not acceptable ways to conduct foreign policy […]