If McCain's push and agrressive stances and our weakened military hadn't opened the door for Russia to invade.

If McCain's foreign policy advisor hadn't lobbied into a situation that made the stand off worse not better...

If McCain knew the President of Georgia's name and that Czechoslovakia no longer exists.

If Mccain hadn't been slapping a glove across Medvedev's and Putin's metaphorical face every week.

then I would say you have a point...

but other wise any logical person who looks at how we got here would say ugh...get McCain and his lobbyist advisors away from a microphone...never mind the whiote house.

can everyone not see that McCain adn D!ck Cheney are much closer than we all realized?

and that is the problem and America's blind spot.

We can't have Obama playing president while the US is dealing with superpowers like Russia.

Does anyone think this JR senator is strong enough and experienced enough to run the country? NO

Hillary is a true leader, I would have loved to see her deal with this Russia invasion. Obama is weak and inexperienced. Obama the arrogant will never get my vote.

Democrat for McCain

McCain would do just exactly what the US did. Nothing.

Georgia counting on the support of the US because of it's pro western rhetoric, attacked it's own people.

We have to remember that bin Laden was pro western when he fought Russia in Afghanistan too.

Poppycock! The whole bunch of them.

Hillary is a true leader, I would have loved to see her deal with this Russia invasion. Obama is weak and inexperienced. Obama the arrogant will never get my vote.

Democrat for McCain

Posted by: West | Aug 12, 2008 9:41:52 AM

Me too, West, me too! Obama can not light a candle to Hillary or McCain on foreign affair issues. And, whether Obama's supporters realize it or not, this conflict with Georgia and Russia, if not handled properly, will have very long-term affects on America.

Mr. Obama seems an odd and weak response. Your first 3:00am call and you FAILED.

Posted by: Ann | Aug 12, 2008 9:48:24 AM

I TOTALLY AGREE! Even though I hate this conflict, it happened at the right time. Now, the world sees Obama as the inexperienced novice he is and how much he needs that damn teleprompter!

"This moment calls for more than playacting, yet Obama looks lost without a presidential script," Jonah Goldberg writes in his Los Angeles Times column. "Perhaps this is not a time for a novice spouting grand rhetoric about a new page in history, but for someone who's actually read the pages of some old, but still relevant, books. Perhaps this is not the time for playacting. Perhaps it is not the time for body surfing?"

*****

Boy, this reporter definitely has Obama pegged!

Experience does not always come with age.

Here we go again swift boating and sticking our noses where it dosn't belong when are we going to learn?

This is for Will Bush had tea with Putin and where did it get him? Tron the Hillary lovers will vote for Hillary I am and maybe so will the other 18,000,000 that voted for her in the Primaries wouldn't it be great to have a write in winner and west I agree with what you said up to voting for Mc Bush If i was going to vote It will be Hillary or not voting at all. We better cle3an our own house before we try to Clean Russia

Rose, I'm with you on that! I hope and pray that there is a floor vote and Hillary somehow comes away with the nomination! I would LOVE to see the expression on Obama's, Pelosi's, Dean's, Reid's, and especially, Donna Brazille's face as Hillary makes her acceptance speech!

Hillary 08!

If you think the dems are divided now just think what would happen if somehow Hillary got the nomination. That's a guarantee victory for McCain.

If you think the dems are divided now just think what would happen if somehow Hillary got the nomination. That's a guarantee victory for McCain.

Posted by: ll | Aug 12, 2008 10:29:04 AM

It's already a guaranteed victory for McCain. Obama, nor the DNC, can pull this party together now. It seems that all the ills of the Dems are coming to surface now, and Obama, is not helping by being in Hawaii on vacation. Bill and Hillary Clinton will rule at this convention, wait and see! Never underestimate a Clinton. Hillary merely suspended her campaign, she didn't give up her delegates. With the Edwards scandal, Obama's flip flops and non-reaction on this conflict in Georgia/Russia, and his empty rhetoric, Hillary could very well seize the nomination. Remember Ted Kennedy? He had less delegates than Hillary and he called for a floor vote......this convention is going to be interesting...however, I do think the Dems are wounded beyond repair at this time and the GOP is attacking and will keep the White House.

Obama needs a VP that can carry a teleprompter for him ... Edward sounds like an excellenet choice in his hour of need. Bill Richardson, Homeland Security guarding our borders. Dean, the Defence Secretary. Pelosi the Secretary of State.

Dream Team ... we are ready to take on Russia and China.

Have we all forgotten that Georgia started all this????

What good does it do for the U.S. to rattle the scabbord when there's no sword in it?

Bush has drained our military by playing games in Iraq. How would he defend Georgia? By sending in his drinking buddies?

This is so funny, Fox has a story about a London newspaper reporting that George Clooney is advising Barack on oratorical and policy matters. They are in close contact and speaking by phone about twice a week. Not only is he a celebrity but he is letting the celebrities dictate policy to him. Where did the dems come up with this guy?

Shaking my head - and who's advising McCain?

Oh, right, Wikipedia.

Why is McCain so intent on starting a new cold war. Does he just hate Russia that much?

I'll take Obama's reasoned and objective approach any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

To David in NH - yes, seemingly, the neocons don't know that Georgia started this conflict because that doesn't fit into their over-simplified view of the world.

The bottom line is that South Ossetia declared independence in 1992 - 16 years ago - and while not recognized by the Georgians, they have enjoyed 16 years of de facto independence... until Thursday when Georgian forces rolled in.

And then there's the whole truth in war thing. To hear some news, you'd think the Russians are running rampant through Georgia. But last night on the BBC it said and showed Georgian howitzers still pummeling South Ossetia as of yesterday.

I have no doubts the Russians have done more than they should have, and don't want to come across as defending them, but can't the neocons understand sometimes both sides are at fault?

I am ready for a leader who thinks before speaking, does not offer war as the first option, and knows and understands what is going on without copying from an encyclopedia. Obama can lead us forward but McCain will continue to drag us into military conflicts until we have nothing left.

Georgia started it and Russia made Georgia its Grenada -- "A puny country that we can dismantle."

"It is ok when we do it but bad if somebody else does it" is bad foreign policy.

BTW: The Russians used their version of "shock and awe." Again, ok when we do it bad when they do it.