[LibLieSlayer]

We can economically cripple pootie and his thugs... all we need is the will to do so... therein lies the problem.

LLS

[Constitutions Grandchild]

You'll find that addressed in the broadcast I mentioned above. It was a panel of four men, one of whom was the Commander in charge of training the Georgian troops for their assistance in Iraq. He left a week before this broke out. Additionally, the strategists said Russia still can't hit the broad side of a barn with a cannon, but make up for it with overwhelming numbers. It really is worth a watch.

[El Gato]

We can economically cripple pootie and his thugs... all we need is the will to do so.

We could, and we did, under Reagan. Now after 20 years of "moderates", Clinton and the Bushes, we may or may not be able to. Entitlements are eating up ever larger parts of the budget, and of the economy. No one seems to even *want* to do anything about the growth of the "untouchable" part of the budget. Not much is left over to spend on the military. We import most of our "black gold" and products made from it. The Russians export it.

It's they who could economically cripple the west, at least Western Europe.

And the speaker of the House is out to "Save the Planet", rather than "Save the US".