Georgian Army Moves To Retake South Ossetia

Yahoo News ^ | August 8, 2008 | MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI

[Cheburashka]

One thing is for sure. Don’t F*** with Putin.

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On the contrary resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

[Cheburashka]

Now an ally, Georgia, is the same situation as Serbia. Russia is returning our favor. But IMO the Georgians shouldn’t suffer because of our wrong in Kosovo.

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If you think toadying to Serbia would have made the slightest difference vis a vis the Russians and this conflict you'd better stop drinking the vodka you make in the bathtub.

[SolidWood]

Keep the snide comments to yourself. I am fully aware that the aggressive Russians are always up to havoc. But our involvement in the Serbia-Kosovo matter gives Moscow an excellent argument. If the West supports the secession of Kosovo what argument do we have to deny it to Ossetia!? I am not saying that we should cowtow to the Russians now and let Ossetia secede. We should fully support Georgia for their sovereign rights. But the issue of the Balkans needs to be adressed. At the very least majority Serb areas in Bosnia should be given to Serbia in exchange for losing Kosovo.

[agere_contra]

Well said. Russia is completely wrong on this - and we were completely wrong on Serbia. We had better be ready to admit our error because they will throw it in our faces.

I hope that (at the least) we are selling heavily discounted arms to the Georgians at this very minute. A ground war in Georgia would be brutal, but if the Georgians are up for it then we should do our part - and make sure the Turks don't gain influence there in our stead.

[MarMema]

There are lots of Americans in Georgia, though, not just military.

[MarMema]

The only opinion I have to offer is that the leader of South Ossetia is a scumbag former soviet wrestler who probably won the election illegally, and is heavily involved in the old russian style of mob rule.

And may peace come to them all, Lord have mercy.

[MarMema]

You are right, the Kosovo precedent will haunt us perhaps for decades.

[penelopesire]

Very troubling situation. Wonder if Europe will step up to the plate? It really should fall to them to help Georgia before America has to step in imho.

[Cheburashka]

Keep the snide comments to yourself.

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A “Blame America First” person. Yeah, yeah, you try to cover it by saying “oh, yeah, the other guy did this or that, but the primary responsibility is America, always America.”

What I said is the truth. You don't like it, ok, continue not to like it. You have your first amendment rights, so do I. You exercise yours, and I'll exercise mine. And don't try to tell me not to.

[SolidWood]

Please be so good and read my comments on the other threads on Russia-Georgia. If you suggest that I am a “Blame America” person, you my good are an joker.

[SolidWood]

You have your first amendment rights, so do I. You exercise yours, and I'll exercise mine. And don't try to tell me not to.

Spare me your constitutional lectures, professor.

stop drinking the vodka you make in the bathtub.

You're throwing gutter level insults. Protected by 1st Amendment? Yes. Do I have to take it? No.

Funny thing is on other threads they hurl abuse that I am a Neocon Russophobe... well can't make it right to everyone.