Posted on 08/11/2008 12:17:44 PM PDT by Grzegorz 246
WARSAW (AFP)--The presidents of five ex-communist countries will travel to Georgia to back Georgia in its war with Russia, a senior aide to Poland's President Lech Kaczynski told AFP Monday.
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They better hurry up, though, while there is still a Georgia to fly to."
I wonder how crazy Russia is. They could view this as an opportunity to eliminate five thorns in their side. An accidental military incident with uncertain circumstances - blame the Georgians for indiscriminate firing, etc.
I just hope my friend TTK got out of Russia before this hit the fan, he lives here in Tarpon Springs and went home to Estonia last week to visit family and was going to St Petersburg, RU on business and pleasure.
4 NATO Countries in that list, Good for them!
If we hope to retain any influence at all with these countries, someone pretty high up had better.
“God bless Poland.”
Yup.
Let’s hope the Ruskie’s don’t destroy it before they get there.
Perhaps these presidents actually paid attention during their 20th century history classes.
I agree.
God bless them.
I heard on the radio they want to dump Russia out of the G8 for this. That Putin, makin’ friends ever day eh?
So should Obama, but I doubt he's got the 'nads for it.
Kristinn, here is you plan but it is the Poles and the Baltics who are making it happen.
They have"been there and done that" and know exactly what is at stake like no others.
It is a shame that they have to take the lead...but maybe if they will, Bush will jump on board and punctuate what they are doing.
Bravo for these leaders and God bless them for their bravery and valor at this time of world history. They are acting like true leaders, putting their very lives and freedom at risk to do the right thing and to create a chance to stop this agression.
I fear Russia will not respect them in the least unless someone like Bush joins in. But they are absolutely doing the right thing.
Yeah, I don’t know where this “ethnic Russian” BS came from. The past few days even Russian news was calling them “Russian passport holders”.
I would think their history classess were a little more in depth than what one might experience here in the states.
At least some statesmen can remember all the way back to the day before yesterday!
God bless them.
Bush or at least Cheney should be on a plane to Georgia TODAY also. We must stand by them. Next will be the Ukraine, Moldova, The Czech Republic, et al. They must be stopped.
Tell them to man up!
All we need to do is put the Minutemen back on target against Russia and kick the Russian observers out of the Pentagon. That should make Putin and his mini-me not sleep so tight tonight.
Next we need to declare a no-fly zone over Georgia and enforce it with our air craft based in Turkey and Iraq.
Finally, we should be dropping in airborne troops into Tbilisi to prevent the Russians from advancing on it. With the ready brigade of either the 82nd, 101st, or 173rd at the Tbilisi airport acting as a “trip wire” the Russian will not dare to enter the capital or to advance any further into Georgia. When they thought Eisenhower was going to send armored divisions from Germany across Austria (which was neutralized) and into Hungary during the 1956 uprising, Khrushchev and Malinkov hesitated for two week before putting down the rebellion. It was only until John Foster Dulles threw the Hungarians to the wolves by announcing that the US would not intervene that the Russians moved. Once those jokers start looking back down the barrels of American guns they'll stop moving forward and begin negotiations.
BRAVO, and God blessing to them and on them and their people!
There are true leaders...going themselves, risking their lives and liberty, and making the statement that MUST be made.
I pray Bush will join them...that would punctuate this thing and make it work.
Otherwise, I do not believe Putin will have any respect for these men and may well bring about a tragic "accident".
Perhaps these presidents actually paid attention during their 20th century history classes.
Heck, they lived it.
I still probably wouldn’t have backed this, with Bush alone. With the Presidents of the region taking this action, I firmly support Bush joining them. It would be nice if he were making his broadcast at 5:15 e.d.t., from Georgia. It’s my understanding he’s over the Pacific now. I guess we could have been misled about that.
Perhaps Bush orchestrated this. If so, I salute him for it.
We’ll see.
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