Well, George?
Probably not. We don't seem to care. A few people, a bit of equipment, a country here and there, heck, it's all the same.
Uh-oh. Here we go with another strongly worded protest.
If we want to be involved.
And that would seem to be what the West needs to decide. Will we find the "intestinal fortitude" to stand up to the Slavs? Or squish them as they blow their little bit of capital?
On those questions, ride history.
/johnny
I thought the church had revived in Russia but perhaps not. These thugs are showing the world the lovely new Russian character. How proud Russia must be of her new face to the world.
Chances of a great country, which gave the world Dostoevsky and Rimsky-Korsakov, is very slim I think.
It seems the gene pool has been depleted or altered so terribly by the gulags that only thugs and thieves are left.
The question at this point is not what President Bush will do but what NATO or SHAPE will do. The US has spent untold amounts in both organizations as a “partner” in mutual defense. The US has been the principle force behind the NATO alliance, employing our considerable security umbrella over western Europe. Though it is obvious that Russia’s actions are meant to embarrass the US, the real embarrassment is the revelation that without the US, western Europe is a paper tiger.
If countries like Germany, Spain, Belgium, Italy, etc, will not step up to the plate for their own defense than maybe we need to relocate our forces to more friendly countries like Georgia, Poland and the likes.
Well, can you blame those Ruskies for wanting to drive a Humvee after having to drive their POS vehicles all the way to Georgia?
Does this equipment have any sensitive technology? What about the weapons / targeting system of the armored one or are these just basic transport type vehicles?
The Agency should have paid off somebody to blow that stuff up before it got hauled off.