Barr stands with South Ossetia...(Barr On Putin's Side in This)

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[mnehring]

“The Saakashvili government in Georgia made a foolish mistake by initiating hostilities in its breakaway province of South Ossetia,” says Libertarian Party presidential candidate Bob Barr in a press release entitled No Foreign Aid for Georgian War. “American taxpayers should not have to pay for that mistake. After all, they already are paying $10 billion a month for the administration’s mistaken invasion and occupation of Iraq. They cannot afford to pay the price for other people’s wars as well.”

In response to the press release, Liberty Maven says:

It is comforting to know that Barr is quick to point out what the press and the Bush administration seem to want to sweep under the rug: Georgia instigated this conflict. Even if the Russian response was disproportionate that fact remains.

[mnehring]

Add one more to the Pat Buchanan pile supporting Putin and the Ruskies over our ally Georgia.

[whitedog57]

Bob Barr is still angry with Republicans over his loss of his House seat. Hence, he will do everything to make McCain lose the election.

Bob Barr - the infant denied.

Bob, take some Effexor or other anti-depressant and get over yourself.

[BGHater]

Lol.

Typical Libertarian, wanting to fix America's problems before the Worlds.

[1rudeboy]

ROTFLMAO
I thought the headline was about Roseanne Barr.

[ConservativeMind]

Can you describe what Georgia did to “provoke” Putin into invading?

[Verginius Rufus]

The Russian disinformation campaign at the beginning of hostilities was very effective...a lot of useful idiots have accepted their line.

I saw a report (Fox?) that an opposition politician in Georgia is blaming the conflict on the Georgian president. Same instincts as our Democrats but the stakes are higher for Georgia in this conflict than they are for the US in Iraq.

[mnehring]

Seems he is causing more problems for the US by throwing our ally under the bus and siding with an old enemy in this matter.

[mnehring]

Don't ask me. I know what Russian propaganda said, but I think they where waiting for someone to sneeze wrong.

[kbennkc]

I thought the headline was about Roseanne Barr.

Same thought here . Like one of the stories from the Daily Mail about separated twins having the same tastes and personalities .

[mnehring]

I thought the headline was about Roseanne Barr.

Politically, is there really that much of a difference?

[top 2 toe red]

Bob Barf Barr.

[AmericaUnited]

I thought the headline was about Roseanne Barr.

No, if it was "that Barr", the thinking would have been more rational. :)

[mkjessup]

Georgia instigated this conflict. Even if the Russian response was disproportionate that fact remains.

Could you tell us the difference between Hitler declaring that Germans were being 'oppressed' in the Sudetenland, and Putin declaring that Russian ethnic groups were being 'oppressed' in South Ossetia?

Was Hitler likewise 'provoked'?

[SolidWood]

Hahaha! Barr... what a freaking traitor. So-called “principled conservatives” that intend to vote Barr should realize that they’ll vote for an open lickspittle of Putin and Saddam Hussein.

[kbennkc]

Boy will he feel silly when he finds out it is about the other Georgia .

[Romulus]

We have no business being allied with Georgia.

We would never tolerate Russian alliances on our doorstep. We have no strategic interest to defend over there. Neither Russia nor Georgia has clean hands in this affair, but our intrusion into the area is inflammatory and dangerous.

[Cold Heat]

Well!

Scratch that vote off my list.

[mnehring]

Please don’t ask me to try to justify Barr’s or Putin’s accusations. I just report.

[KevinDavis]

The Paleocon solution to the world's problems:

[BGHater]

The US wouldn't have as many problems if we cut back on our Security Bailouts Across Europe.

We are seeing signs of that. We have kept Europe safe for years.

What have they done? They have spent their money on their socialism, welfare, and long vacations. Instead of reinvesting it into their Defenses and Military.

Putin sees them as weak. He is right. At some point they gotta learn to defend themselves.

We had Hurricane Katrina where thousands depended on the Gov’t for help. Now their is Hurricane Putin, same deal but, now Foreign Gov't turn to us for help instead of being prepared.

[Jeff Head]

Georgia did not initiate hostilities.

Along abut August 1st they reacted to South Ossetian shelling of Georgian villages. On August 7th, after a cease fire had been called, they responded again after more shelling of Georgian villages.

Admittedly, that second response played directly into Russian hands (who I believe clearly insteigated and provoked the Georgian response) so the Russians could use it as a pretext to invade.

Who you going to believe...our allies, who have supported us in Iraq, who have tried to break away from the Russians...or a Russian puppet on a string?

[mnehring]

We have no business being allied with Georgia. We would never tolerate Russian alliances on our doorstep. We have no strategic interest to defend over there. Neither Russia nor Georgia has clean hands in this affair, but our intrusion into the area is inflammatory and dangerous.

So much lack of knowledge, so little time... Let us know when you get out of High School or at least though World History if you are in a remedial class, and then we'll talk.

[SolidWood]

Right on, but a little spicy fact: Ossetians are Iranina-related, neither ethnically nor linguistically linked to Russians. Thus Moscow’s flimsy “reasons” are even more invalid.

[SolidWood]

We have no strategic interest to defend over there.

Take a map. Search for Georgia. Think.

[Cold Heat]

If we allowed this to fester, as we did once before when George Patton recommended that the 3rd Armored keep moving into Russia, we will simply end up with both feet in it as we did with Hitler.

Isolationism or non intervention did not work then, now or ever in this world.

[SoCalPol]

L Ron Paul, Bob Barr and Chuck Baldwin are the types who would not report their neighbor being robbed because it wasn’t their home being robbed.

The idea is to stop the crime before it hits you.

[jtom36]

"Politically, is there really that much of a difference?"

Roseann, - an abomination.

Bob, - against an Obamanation.

[SoCalPol]

*We have no strategic interest to defend over there.*

It is called human lives in Georgia, also

AS far as strategic interest, it is called a big fat oil pipe line going through Georgia

[wolfpat]

A few days ago, a guy called into Rush’s show and said that over the last year, Russia has been in Georgia passing out Russian passports. Rush blew him off, failing to realize the significance of this. This is the paper trail Putin used to justify saying he was protecting oppressed Russians.

[Antoninus]

Just another tick-mark on this loser’s wall of shame.

[jazusamo]

Sounds like Barr and Buchanan read Pravda daily and believe every word in it.

[mnehring]

The CIA World Fact-book lists a lot of strategic interests we have with Georgia. In addition to the pipeline, it is one of the major ports between Europe and Asia. We also have a security pact (see Treaty) with Georgia which makes us Constitutionally authorized to honor (Article VI, Section 2).

[EGPWS]

Add one more to the Pat Buchanan pile supporting Putin and the Ruskies over our ally Georgia.

I trust you have a more appealing donation to the pile?

Let's hear it!

[mnehring]

#32 should cover it.

[sono]

Barr opposed the Patriot Act as well.

[Apollo 13]

ROTFLMAO I thought the headline was about Roseanne Barr. My idea exactly! I thought: two bloopers in one day?

[mkjessup]

Please don’t ask me to try to justify Barr’s or Putin’s accusations. I just report.

Fair enough FRiend. If only the MSM had your high standards.

[elhombrelibre]

Another Putinista like Buchanan.

[mkjessup]

Ossetians are Iranina-related, neither ethnically nor linguistically linked to Russians.

Sooooo that means that in the metaphorical petrie dish of genetic source material, the Ossetians are actually a few rungs higher? ;)

[Nathan Zachary]

"Typical Libertarian, wanting to fix America's problems before the Worlds. "

More like : Typical Ostridge, sticking his head in the sand hoping the rest of the world will just go away.

Like it or not, the worlds problems are our problems.

This BArr idiot is saying that the USA government stepped into the state of Michigan to put a stop to a bunch of Saudi patriots from declaring Michigan a state of Saudi Arabia, A Saudi Arabian attack on the rest of the USA would be justified.

[TigersEye]

Russia’s no problem. Just ignore it and it will go away.

[elhombrelibre]

Roseanne’s the smarter Barr.

[mnehring]

He also tried to stop local law enforcement officials from being able to detain illegal aliens.

[SoCalPol]

In Battered Villages, Georgians Speak, if They Dare Georgian Woman under Russian occupation http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/world/europe/19villages.html?_r=2&em&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

[Trailerpark Badass]

We would never tolerate Russian alliances on our doorstep.

Cuba? Venezuela?

We have no strategic interest to defend over there.

Oil and gas aren't strategic?

Who knew?

[EGPWS]

#32 should cover it.

What are WE supposed to do about it as a sovereign nation and a super power?

[Trailerpark Badass]

Isolationism or non intervention did not work then, now or ever in this world.

And isolationism has never been a policy of the US, since it's founding.

[lormand]

Vlad’s lapdogs.

[mkjessup]

A few days ago, a guy called into Rush’s show and said that over the last year, Russia has been in Georgia passing out Russian passports. Rush blew him off, failing to realize the significance of this. This is the paper trail Putin used to justify saying he was protecting oppressed Russians.

That is fascinating. I'm surprised Rush wasn't willing to dig deeper into that business.

[lormand]

Typical Libertarian to think that the World’s problems don’t include America.