Posted on 08/13/2008 12:55:16 PM PDT by Schnucki
President Bush dispatched US military hardware to the heart of the Caucasus today and warned Russia that it could be frozen out of international bodies as punishment for its aggression in Georgia.
In his toughest criticism of Russia since becoming President, Mr Bush accused Moscow of breaching the provisional ceasefire agreed with Georgia just 24 hours earlier.
He cited intelligence showing that Russian troops had again taken the town of Gori and could now divide the country and threaten the capital Tbilisi. He insisted that Moscow respect the former Soviet republic’s territorial integrity.
There were also reports of Russian-backed militia in South Ossetia looting ethnic Georgian villages and killing their inhabitants.
“To begin to repair the damage to its relations with the United States, Europe and other nations, and to begin restoring its place in the world, Russia must keep its word and act to end this crisis,” Mr Bush said.
It is understood that talks are already taking place with US allies, including Britain, about whether to suspend Russia’s prized membership of the G8 club of industrialised nations. There is also a growing clamour to block Russia from becoming part of the World Trade Organisation and to rescind an invitation for it to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Mr Bush’s statement, delivered in stern tones outside the White House, was a significantly stronger than that made last week, when his initially cautious comments reflected the State Department’s unhappiness with Georgia’s use of force against pro-Russian separatist rebels in South Ossetia.
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Um, (((cough))), exactly...
Yes, I’ve never seen that look from him before but I’m impressed with it.
Don’t know who the other is, I found this pic on the net in one of the Georgia articles from the msm.
Well isn't this a replay of Clinton/Albright/EU/NATO when they bombed Yugoslavia? The lie and pretext being "ethnic cleansing, genocide, etc." Even though Russia didn't need a lessen in propaganda, as Putin was trained and practiced with the best of the Soviet era propagandists, the irony would be amusing if it weren't so pathetic. The false claims of genocide and ethnic cleansing created the perfect pretext for Putin. He's playing according to the rules set down by the West. The only one-upmanship the West have on him though, is that the press bought the false stories of Milosevic and the former Yugoslavia, hook, line and sinker. So those stories will maintain the supposed integrity and righteousness of the bombing of a sovereign country now reduced to the Republic of Serbia minus the latest piece of it Kosovo.
Only problem for Putin of course, is that while Clinton and his cabal were able to hoodwink almost everybody, very few people believe anything Putin says. But he is trying to play by their rules though.
“The picture is telling. Bush appears intense, even angry. Putin appears defensive...”
I agree. GWB looks really annoyed with KGB.
Right after 911, oh yeah, he had lots of looks better than this one.
You are correct, he did have some better ones after 9/11.
For some reason I’m reminded of the scene in “Patton “ where he’s at a party at the end of the war with his staff and I’m guessing his Russian counter part with his staff and interpreter.
Int. “the General would like to make a toast”
Patton. “Tell the General I do not wish to drink with him,...or any other Russian Sonuvabitch.”
Int. “ but...sir i cannot tell the General that!”
Patton. “You tell him...word for word.”
Interpreter tells him...words exchanged...looks back at Patton.
Int. “ The General says he thinks you are a sonuvabitch too.”
Patton. (smiles) “ O.K....one sonuvabitch to another”
As they drink Patton has the look that says...I’ll be seeing you again...another day...another place.
Good move. Lets Russia keep face, gives our ally aid, and doesn’t commit us to anything.
I thought it might have been the Jesse Jackson/Obabam thing without the middleman...
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Valerie Plame also comes to mind. The jury is still out, though, on whether Plame was an actual traitor or just unbelievably incompetent.
I just noticed that W’s tie is knotted way too tight in that photo. Does that mean something in diplomacy? Putin’s is too tight, as well.
LOL...it takes a real leader to "wrongfot" a guy like Putin.
Glad so many of you saw that moment....it was very telling.
Bush is playing a very delicate game...putting "humanitarian" aid troops {I'm sure their backup is close by!] into Georgia and hoping Putin will back down....it's a dicey moment.
I think you can smell the hatred between our two nations. This hatred has never gone away. I’m just waiting to see who is going to be stupid enough to actually start a major war.
We have learned nothing from history. Nothing. It’s all the same shite.
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