Ich Bin Ein Georgian

The Georgians are learning what the Kurds learned after the first Gulf War, direct U.S. support after tacit approval for conflict tends to be non-existent...

Funny headline.

Reading up on the recent events leading up to this conflict I find myself revising my very anti-Russian opinion of yesterday. Not that I have become pro-Russian, I just don't know what to believe.

Two questions remain to be answered:

- Who fired the first shot?
As in any war, each side say the other did it, and I haven't come across any credible, independent reporting on what really happened. Apparently, Georgia launched an operation into South Ossetia thursday evening. But why? And Russia's response was so swift and overwhelming that I find it hard to believe they were just responding to an aggression. This has got to be planned, or at least anticipated.

- What will Russia do next?
Hopefully, this will help answer whether this war was part of a Kremlin masterplan or just a response to Georgian aggression, as they claim.

One thing I have learned is that the Bush administration have been playing with fire in Georgia by providing military equipment and assistance, working to include Georgia in NATO and using a rhetoric that led Saakashvili to view USA as a big brother who would keep him safe from Russia.

America let him down. Putin won this round. For McCain to continue using the same rhetoric is like a sad echo of a failed policy.

McCain tried playing JFK:

Ich bin ein Berliner.
(I am a Berliner.)

But ended up sounding hollow
and thoroughly bogus.

He's a sham candidate for POTUS.

Just saw one of McSame's supporters (and former Bush Defense Dept. official) say that we should be prepared to provide the Georgians with "technical advice, arms, and troops if necessary." Arms and troops from where? We're going to need to reinstitute the draft to keep McSame's threats credible.

Is there a problem in this world that this war-mongering yahoo doesn't think he can solve by either the threat or actual use of force? While McSame's been sabre rattling, the French have quietly managed to broker a cease fire agreement.

Just as distressing as his war mongering is his lack of judgement in making someone who was a lobbyist for the Government of Georgia until March of this year his main mouthpiece on this affair. The mind faileth.

Obama will be making a statement as soon as he hears McCain's.

1. McCain might have called the Georgian President by his nickname, but he also mangled the pronunciation of his last name.

2. I know Georgians. Georgians are friends of mine. You, John McCain, are no Georgian.

Lance D., the invasion of Iraq was nothing more than the rescinding of the 1991 cease fire and resumption of the war due to Saddam Hussein's 12 years of failing to comply with the original conditions of the cease fire.

So, McCain standing with the democracy against the totalitarian is a bad thing? And Russia didn't provoke this whole thing (through increased attacks from their Ossetian puppets) in order to move their troops in? The Russians moved at an alarming speed, Which almost certainly meant they were planning this whole thing in advance. Obama supporters back the Russians in this affair?

I think McCain thought he was talking to Ray Charles in Georgia.

The human gaffe machine strikes again!!!!

mccain in his simple mind thinks he is telling us what we want to hear--

"Either McCain's a know-nothing or he's a Georgian stooge. He can't be both."

Nah.

He can be both.

This statement by McCain was presumptuous, disrespectful (calling a President of another country by their nickname), and ridiculous (we ARE NOT all Georgians).

I thought middle America hated foreigners? I guess all that BS is reserved for Senator Obama, huh?

P.S. You forgot to mention that Sen. McCain mispronounced Georgia's President's last name - AGAIN!

Hey why is no one talking about McSame's Presumptuousness by claiming he " speaks for every American" ... ?

Even Busch does NOT go that far in his Russia-Georgia conflict statements ...

Mcain sounds like he's talking to children. Just because he can't work the internet dosen't mean we can't. Like we can't decide for ourselves where we stand. Presumptous. No, not really. I'd say condescending is the word.

Senator is corect about supporting the Georgian people..but the Russians are finding that their borders are closing up..I can't see that the Russians would fear a USA attack..that gives me the understanding that Russia has more private thoughts concerning borders than POLITICS offer in the world..countries should have some security that is "mentionable"...talking that the Georgians are liars is absurd...weither true or false that statement is volatile...another example of the "un-mentionable" tales that LEAD-Russia...comparing Palestine to what Georgia might fear...leaves one without doubt that a simple life does excist in one instance and then you have the hidden persuasions of a un-friendly class.../democracy seems to be birthing Georgia...that should suffice for now.[end]

If Obama made a statement like this, the neo-cons would fall over each other to proclaim it arrogant.

"Look at the foreign press outside of just BBC, and you'll find truth in the matter."

Ick - You can look no further than Reuters to get the facts, such as Georgia invading Ossetia late last week with an estimated 2000 fatalities and their bombing occurring almost entirely on civilian targets. When you mix entertainment, the commercial and political slanting with news, all sorts of interesting deviations from the actual news occur.

I wish McCain had 10% of the concern for America he shows for the invading bastards in Georgia. I think his hatred of Russia is blinding him more than usual.

McCain may be a Georgian
but he should leave others
out.

Instead of bogus proclamations
about Georgia, he should get
out of Iraq starting today so
Iraqis can be free and prosperous.