[1rudeboy]

But you are only assuming what favors your argument. You started with your conclusion (Russia was entitled to do what it did because of Kosovo), and worked your way backward.

When I asked you whether Russia would have done what it did in the absence of Kosovo (and historical evidence clearly allows that assumption), you dug in your heels and started blathering something about "something you will never know."

Incidentally, that, and toeing the Kremlin line about who attacked whom makes it pretty clear that you don't give a damn about what happened in Kosovo, either. You are just trying to excuse the Russians' behavior.

[mamelukesabre]

I was just listening to a russian immigrant explain that the russian people threw their support behind putin precisely because of clinton’s little foray into yugoslavia. Apparently, clinton cut a deal with the russians to make the yugoslavia police action a joint USA-russia thing. Then we got our boots their first and when the russians showed up, clinton blocked their entry and sent them back home in disgrace.

The russian people were so upset over it, they threw their support behind putin.

Then when the kososvo separation thing was approved by the USA, putin felt obligated to do something drastic. He felt is was his duty to his countrymen to do something to regain russian pride. The people put so much trust in him that they allowed him to remain in government in some capacity other than president.

This is the opinion of a russian-american citizen. So according to a russian, the georgia invasion is EXACTLY a retaliation against america for the disgrace they suffered in yugoslavia.