Posted on 08/08/2008 5:37:41 AM PDT by SueRae
uh oh
bigtime
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
There is a HOT WAR going on in the Trans-Caucuses right now, and the Democrats are offering us a candidate whose ENTIRE foriegn policy experience consists of handing out FREE BEER at a rock concert in Germany.
Seconded.
Post on another site from a guy in Russia:
“Interesting, as all you heard, Georgian parliament said that they will officially declare war with Russia if Russia will engage. Now we have reports that divisions of Russian 58th army have engaged Georgian forces.”
But, if Turkey gets involved, would that bring in N.A.T.O. ?
Shades of Guns of August.
From the Sino-Russian Joint Statement of April 23, 1997:
"The two sides [China and Russia] shall, in the spirit of partnership, strive to promote the multipolarization of the world and the establishment of a new international order."
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/HI29Ag01.html
Russia, China flex muscles in joint war games
Reuters: Aug 17, 2007
CHEBARKUL, Russia (Reuters) - Russia and China staged their biggest joint exercises on Friday but denied this show of military prowess could lead to the formation of a counterweight to NATO.
"Today's exercises are another step towards strengthening the relations between our countries, a step towards strengthening international peace and security, and first and foremost, the security of our peoples," Putin said.
Fighter jets swooped overhead, commandos jumped from helicopters on to rooftops and the boom of artillery shells shook the firing range in Russia's Ural mountains as two of the largest armies in the world were put through their paces.
The exercises take place against a backdrop of mounting rivalry between the West, and Russia and China for influence over Central Asia, a strategic region that has huge oil, gas and mineral resources.
Russia's growing assertiveness is also causing jitters in the West. Putin announced at the firing range that Russia was resuming Soviet-era sorties by its strategic bomber aircraft near NATO airspace.
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-29030120070817?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0
U.S. Navy Intercepts Russian Bombers Flying Near Ships
Monday, February 11, 2008
WASHINGTON (Associated Press) U.S. fighter planes intercepted two Russian bombers flying unusually close to an American aircraft carrier in the western Pacific during the weekend, The Associated Press has learned.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,330362,00.html
Putin on the "collapse" of the Soviet Union:
"the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century"
"World democratic opinion has yet to realize the alarming implications of President Vladimir Putin's State of the Union speech on April 25, 2005, in which he said that the collapse of the Soviet Union represented the 'greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century.'
http://www.hooverdigest.org/053/beichman.html
LOL. Now let's be fair...... he also has experience with advocating surrender at the first opportunity..... and he has demonstrated a notable softness toward Islamo-fascists of every stripe.
Thanks for the recent history lessons.
This is what makes FR so great on these events besides what is happening, great reviews on what happened before.
Gotta love Pravda.
Get over it.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
But a lot of folks aren't even aware these things happened before. Especially the "Sino-Russian Joint Statement of 1997", and possibly even the several war games Russia and China staged together, the last one being in August 2007.
Just heard that Bush “has spoken on the phone with Putin”...there’s a conversation I’’d like to have heard!
Your continuing commentary is most helpful. I am not familiar with all things in that part of the world. Thanks for sharing.
See my tagline. The time for whining is over.
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PER FOX:
US State Dept is sending an envoy to the Causcasus to broker a deal?
As many as 1,000 killed in fighting..
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Wow. I had no idea. Thank you for those links.
There’s oil involved.
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