Posted on 08/16/2008 11:51:25 PM PDT by dixiechick2000
AS the Russian Dark Lord's shadow falls across the shires of freedom once again, the response from the West has been confused, belated and inadequate: fear eclipsed courage; ignorance masqueraded as wisdom; and, in "Old Europe," greed vanquished justice.
Russia won. Diplomacy failed. No state or alliance will reverse the decision. When President Bush spoke out strongly on Friday, Moscow ignored him: Words mean nothing to Prime Minister Putin, a man who regards all compromise as weakness.
Instead of backing down, Russia suggested that Poland might become a nuclear target for agreeing to host our defensive missile system.
Georgia will never be whole again. The democratically elected government in Tbilisi may be forced out, despite all the cease-fire agreements Western diplomats can draft. And Moscow won't surrender the stranglehold it's gained over Georgia's economy.
Georgia has been raped. In the West, journalists and politicians rushed to blame the victim, suggesting that the hussy deserved what she got for brassy talk and bare knees.
Knocked off balance politically, American leftists rushed to blame both America and democratic Georgia. Their hypocrisy rivals Putin's.
Our media revealed their fateful ignorance (expensive haircuts don't add brains). When Russia's invasion began, commentators who knew nothing of the issues and less of the region nonetheless felt the need to leap on a mike or rush into print.
Heartbreakingly, they parroted Moscow's line about Georgia's alleged misdeeds - under deadline pressure, they couldn't be bothered with research or serious analysis.
The greatest allies Russia has had in this savage invasion have been Western journalists eager to say something. While Russian-backed Ossetian death squads executed Georgian civilians and looted Georgian cities, the press continued to argue for moral equivalence between tiny Georgia and the Russian Moloch.
What does Moscow's Dark Lord seek?
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
This entire episode reminds us “Saving the planet” is about the ability and willingness to kick somebody’s butt, not about the silliness of a “carbon footprint.”
Because Socialists have Fairness Deficit Disorder.
That doesn't count for much in some wars. The "hearts and minds" of Eastern Europeans were anti-Soviet, yet their countries remained conquered territory until the Soviet Union collapsed from within. Similarly, none of the small captive nations ever liberated themselves from Nazi conquest, even when the population supported guerrilla tactics. Saddam Hussein lost the "hearts and minds" of the Kurds and Shiites, but they never liberated themselves. We had to do it for them. Many wishful-thinkers underestimate the ability of totalitarian regimes to control populations.
“Saddam Hussein lost the "hearts and minds" of the Kurds and Shiites, but they never liberated themselves.”And in the end, Saddam lost.
Read my post. Saddam was defeated only by a massive invasion by a superpower (us). Populations of totalitarian nations almost never overthrow their masters. It’s wishful thinking to expect them to do so.
“Read my post. Saddam was defeated only by a massive invasion by a superpower (us). ”This is the big picture.
“Populations of totalitarian nations almost never overthrow their masters. It’s wishful thinking to expect them to do so.”This is the small picture.
Thank you for a good laugh. Now I see that US retired colonel-generals receive good pension, at least they can afford quality weed. I even took the job to translate the article to share it with Russian compatriots.
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