What Happened to Georgia?

I haven't heard much about Georgia lately. What happened War hawks? I thought Russia was invading a small defenseless country on its way to world conquest. It was 1938 all over again. (Just like it always is).

But Russian tanks haven't rolled into Tbilisi - they appear to have stopped in South Ossetia. Hey, Putin how are you going to conquer the World when you refuse to conquer Georgia? Quit slacking off! Oh well, maybe Putin's just lulling us into a false sense of security before he marches on Turkmenistan. He's just like Hitler (or Stalin) y'know. Here's what he said on Thursday:

"Speaking at the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Putin told CNN that Russia had to send its troops into South Ossetia to rebuff Georgian forces in order to avert a humanitarian catastrophe.

He also rebuked the U.S. administration for not having done more to stop Georgia's attack early Aug. 8. Led by U.S.-educated President Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia is the most enthusiastic U.S. ally among the former Soviet republics.

"In the interview with CNN, there were lots of tough but truthful comments," Peskov said. "But in the interview, you also can see a desire and readiness to cooperate with all countries."

And doesn't McCain care anymore? I thought "we are all Georgians now"? I guess Georgia doesn't matter now with all the important stuff going on -like a convention. Sad, one day "its the greatest international crisis since WW II"** and a couple weeks later its all forgotten.

**"My friends, we have reached a crisis, the first probably serious crisis internationally since the end of the Cold War. This is an act of aggression." --on Russia's invasion of Georgia, Aspen, Colorado, Aug. 14, 2008

An intelligent comment on the Georgia Situation

Stolen the Comment section on Townhall:

What is critical is the lack of information upon which Americans are being asked to form their opinions. Until Russia became involved, did anyone here even know South Ossetia existed? Did anyone hear a big news story about the attack ON South Ossetia by the Georgian military?

DId anyone know that South Ossetia was an autonomous unit for decades and that they have always wanted to remain aligned with Russai. Did anyone know that they voted overwhelmingly in South Ossetia to remain aligned with Russia? That those opposing Georgian control consider themselves freedom fighters?

I doubt it very much. But now people are howling about it without knowing a thing about it. They want to restart the cold war. They ignore the role of NATO and the US in the whole thing. It all boils down to "us good, them bad."

Ignorance is a bad basis upon which to form an opinion.

Georgia - Are conservatives losing their minds?

What the hell is wrong with Conservatives? Upset that the Iraq war is winding down and want a new war? Bored with all the attention being paid to their own Country? The amount of belligerence and paranoia against Russia is getting absurd. Putin isn't Hitler. He's not a Communist Dictator. He's not even Gorbachev. Russia not trying to "conquer" Georgia**, Russia is not trying to "destroy a small democratic country". We are not "all Georgians now".

China is not a democracy. China is occupying a small little country call "Tibet". So why is China our friend and not Russia? Why can't Americans for once just STFU and stop acting like every country in every part of the world is somehow our responsibility.

I'm agreeing with Matt Ygelesis - something is very wrong.

**GLENN BECK: "Yes, Allen, let me go to you. I’ve been warning people for a while now that Russia is trying to corner the market. While everybody is saying, oh, they’re just waiting for us to lead the way on global warming. They`re going and they’re buying all of the carbon reserves that they can get their hands on. This is a play for the control of the globe in the long run, don`t you think?"

Lets Go To War with Russia - Why McCain is a dangerous Man

Obama and Captain Queeg's response:

Obama:

I strongly condemn the outbreak of violence in Georgia, and urge an immediate end to armed conflict. Now is the time for Georgia and Russia to show restraint, and to avoid an escalation to full scale war. Georgia’s territorial integrity must be respected. All sides should enter into direct talks on behalf of stability in Georgia, and the United States, the United Nations Security Council, and the international community should fully support a peaceful resolution to this crisis.

McCain:

"For many years, I have warned against Russian actions that undermine the sovereignty of its neighbors. Unfortunately, we have seen in recent days Russia demonstrate that these concerns were well-founded.

This afternoon I spoke, for the second time since the crisis began, with Georgian President Saakashvili. It is clear the situation is dire. Russian aggression against Georgia continues, with attacks occurring far beyond the Georgian region of South Ossetia. As casualties continue to mount, the international community must do all it can to avert further escalations. Tensions and hostilities between Georgians and Ossetians are in no way justification for Russian troops crossing an internationally recognized border. I again call on the Government of Russia to immediately and unconditionally withdraw its forces from the territory of Georgia."

Georgia and Russia have a border dispute. Russia has 140 million people and thousands of nuclear weapons. Georgia has six million. Georgia was part of the Russian Empire/USSR for almost 200 years. The Russians gave Georgia Independence 18 years ago. This is Russia's backyard and their business. We have no dog in this fight and we should be working with the UN, NATO, and the parties involved to bring peaceful solution to the situation. McCain's imperialist and belligerent response bods ill for this country if he is elected. He is frankly, a scary man, a JFK/Wilson crusader who wants us to "bear any burden, pay any price". As someone said, McCain platform seems to be :

• The illegals are never going home;
• The jobs are never coming back;
• and more wars.

Added: McCain's top Foreign Policy adviser Randy Scheunemann, is also a paid lobbyist for Georgia. Interesting.