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[pence]

I am having difficult time forming conclusions about Russian-Georgian conflict in the cacus region.  Despite my questionable 'Russianess' (living on the continent for more than half of my life), being an American citizen and coming from a no longer existing country, this conflict still manages to hit close to home... as did Kosovo.  I am reading

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[me_so_sparkle]

You know, I was wondering what you were thinking about this. I don't think we're getting the whole story here. At the same time it looks awful, like some big kid is beating up a helpless little kid, and it's easy for me to sympathize with the Georgians. I'm trying hard to not jump to conclusions.

I think Georgia is one of those places W uses to show where democracy has made progress, and to attempt to show that he isn't a completely crappy president. So it wouldn't surprise me if somewhere along the line, information we're seeing here was getting "filtered."

history comes back to haunt you

[thisoldanvil]

The troubles in Georgia illustrate the shortcomings of history. George W. Bush talks about the “Georgian nation’s territorial integrity.” But is Georgia really a “nation?” The war is about an area mainly populated by non-Georgians. Conflict between occupants of this part of the world goes back to the ancient days of the mythical Greek Jason and his quest for the Golden Fleece, when Georgia was known as Colchis

Is There a Lesson here Somewhere?

[thisoldanvil]

For quite some time now, the United States has been busily setting up client regimes in the old Soviet Union’s former sphere of influence. But what was Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili thinking?’ Sure, the US spent a lot of money to help along his “Rose Revolution,” which included his election. And, sure, he welcomed George W. Bush as a conquering hero in Tbilisi a few years ago in celebration of thereof

Re: Is There a Lesson here Somewhere?

[pence]

precisely the point, nothing.