Posted on 08/19/2008 8:51:07 PM PDT by flyfree
In some Western nations an utterly one-sided picture has been painted of the recent crisis in the Georgia-South Ossetia conflict. The statements of American officials would lead one to conclude that the crisis began when Russia sent in its troops to support its peacekeepers there.
Meticulously avoided in those statements: The decision of Tbilisi to use crude military force against South Ossetia in the early hours of Aug. 8. The Georgian army used multiple rocket launchers, artillery and air force to attack the sleeping city of Tskhinvali.
Some honest independent observers acknowledge that a surprised Russia didn't respond immediately. We started moving our troops in support of peacekeepers only on the second day of Georgia's ruthless military assault. Yes, our military struck sites outside of South Ossetia. When the positions of your peacekeepers and the civilian population they have been mandated to protect are shelled, the sources of such attacks are legitimate targets.
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Israel picked Russia. I suggest America do the same.
Georgia can’t give us rides to the ISS.
Hark, the modern day Molotov speaks...
Russia condemned Israel today for helping Georgia. Lots of good it did them siding with Russia.
What is the WSJ doing printing this cr*p?
Sergey is a liar. Russia has been pushing for this for some time and any “honest” observer knows that.
If Russia wants to force a choice, which is what they are doing, the West will choose Georgia and not the country that is threatening to nuke Poland etc.
Uh-huh. They got their soldiers, heavy tanks and heavy military equipment across the Caucasian mountains in the space of two days, using their flying carpets. And the navy and bombers were instantaneously mobilized in a similar miraculous manner. Quite a feat.
For me, I pick Georgia.
Screw the ISS.
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Isn't this challenge a few days old now? Russia may have captured a few American vehicles - that should be returned. Georgia is an ally. Russia need to work on it...
Amen. Our grandfathers lived through this in the 40s, you would think we learned from that experience.
I've heard 3 accounts. The first is Russia entered Georgia before Georgian troops entered Ossetia. The other two have the Russian armored columns entering either 3 hours or 5 hours after Georgia moved to protect its citizens from Russian 'peace keepers' who were stationed in S. Ossetia. This 2 days thing sounds a little bit off. The death tolls are 40 S. Ossetians killed(including solders) compared to 250 ethnic Georgians(including solders). Russia has been lying from the beginning. I choose Georgia.
And of course this man has shown himself and his country to be the very cornerstone of trust and integrity.
Hope you are right, but I think of Taiwan.
Did you see my ping to you on the other thread and what you inspired me to do, for investment purposes BTW.
150 Tanks had already moved into Georgia within any where from 0 to 5 hours from when the alleged massacre took place. Compare that to how long it took the US to fly 2,000 Georgian troops back from Iraq.
Crash the ISS
“I suggest that Americans tell Russians to go piss up a rope.”
You mean the same advice the Poles gave them when they threatened them for getting a defensive weapon? I only hope our “elected managers” will have the same size cojones that the Poles do when the “Metal meets the meat.”
Georgia Solidarity for me too.
Doc
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