[Arkinsaw]

You cannot “provoke” an invasion by firing artillery at YOUR OWN country. Other nations do not have a right to invade you because of military actions within your own borders.

[Lurker]

Ping

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Thanks for this info which I can show to my liberal friend who said it was Georgia’s own fault.

Yes that person gets their news from NPR, CNN, MSNBC, CBS, ABC, NBC.

Enough said.

But I could not stand hearing this person’s support for Putin’s Russian attacks on Georgia. SUPPORT!

More support for Russia’s actions than this person has ever given the US for our actions in Iraq!

[ken21]

here’s a bold move from the german foreign minister, frank-walter steinmeier, as reported in the current “economist”, p. 61:

mr steinmeier is leading an inquiry into the causes of the recent georgian war. he believes that russia is being held “unreasonably” responsible.

[neverdem]

thanks, bfl

[Trailerpark Badass]

mark for later

[onedoug]

Suppose Russia seized the BTC pipeline?

What should/would we do?

[Billthedrill]

That isn’t much of a surprise given the size of the force that was already moving during the Georgian “provocation.” You don’t start armored divisions on a dime and you don’t just point them in a direction. Anyone who believes the Russian version of this one has probably already bought the Brooklyn bridge from someone.

[Lasha]

I have posted this comment once already here, but just to restate one fact which cannot be disputed even by Russians: Russian news site lenta.ru reported on August 8 at 8.22 AM Moscow time that humanitarian convoy from north ossetia was shelled by Georgian forces and that the president of North Ossetia, Teimuraz Mamsurov was missing as a result. However, in the post on the same date, but made at 8:56 they stated that this person was actually alive and said that his convoy was completely destroyed on Zarsk road. Now, I looked at the map I have handy and could not find any references to Zarsk road, but the mere fact that guy left Vladikavkaz, reached Roki Tunnel, crossed it, probably passed Java on the way to Tskhinvali (where he said he was heading), got under aerial attack, went missing, reappeared (again, probably in Java) and gave interview by 9 in the morning attests at the very least that he must have left Vladikavkaz WAY before midnight! In addition, don't you think it is quite strange to have humanitarian convoy moving in the middle of the night?

[antiRepublicrat]

The Democrats aren’t going to like this. They’ve firmly aligned with mob boss Putin.