Well it seems Russia is back to its old self again. Ahh, the dregs of humanity never fail to amaze me with their complete inability to change even the smallest iota of their behavior. Mr. Putin, the ex-KGB officer, has decided to flex his muscles in Georgia. And flex them he has! The Bush administration, admittedly more a victim of past disregard for the real potential of the Evil Empire– has been stumbling around to provide a strong response.
Putting Nato missles in Poland, I must admit, was a bold move. Now I hope Mr. Bush follows through and arms absolutely every Nato country surrounding Russia. We shold also encourage revolts in other conclaves of soviet, (oh, excuse me, “Russian”) power like Afghanistan. Give them some long range missiles pointed at Moscow. If Mr Putin wants a war, lets give it to him.
One thing is obvious– as long as bullies like Hitler, Stalin and Putin are allowed to live, the world is headed for unquestionable disaster. The only hope is to stand up to them and let them know the world won’t stand for it.
War is not always a bad thing. Sometimes in order to clean a wound, you have to open it, scrape, cut and clean before their is any hope of healing. Russia is a 100 year old wound. The new regime may not use the word soviet but the masters of Russia hold all the principles of that era of thugs dear: disrespect for the democratic wishes of people, denial of the rights of personal property (just look how Comrad Putin’s bank account has grown and why),
I’m going to say what everyone with principles should stand up and say: Russia is clearly on a path to recreate it oppressive campaign against democracy. They are our sworn enemies. There is no peace with them. Never was. Never will be. The only choice is to present them with the choice of a democratic world or no world. Why would we settle for less? That is agreeing to a death by a thousand cuts. Let the military do what we created it to do and defend us, aggressively!
Let the boil be lanced.
I think you are simplifying the conflict. This war is very complicated. Because Georgia’s President speaks English, is American educated, and a friend of media–he’s been able to self-depict himself and Georgia as only victims. Some are, indeed, but they were the initial aggressors, invading their own province with soldiers and killing several of their own people (Russian sympathizers, of course).
To write Russia off as evil for this particular instance is shortsighted and uninformed.
Sorry Charlie. Your entire argument is based on the assumption that the Russian version of the story is correct. Only Russia claims that Georgia was the aggressor. Only Russia makes outlandish claims now that the US is behind it all. Oddly, no one confirms Russia’s account– except the Russians. What is Russia doing in Georgia– especially since it now has recognized the breakaway Georgian provinces as independant. Something it has resisted for its own people throughout the history of the barbarity known as the Soviet Union. Oh, wait, I know, this is a kinder and gentler Russia. I forgot… right.
Fact: Vlad is a ex-KGB agent. Not exactly the credentials I’d trust for being above board.
Fact: Russia has every motivation to be the aggressor because they feel surrounded by NATO.
Fact: Russia has a long history of being the subversive aggressor in seeking lebesraum since Joseph Stalin–Another character who we do well to remember was the shining symbol of the barbaric politics under which Mr. Putin was trained.
Hiding under the guise of “This is so complicated” is specious. This is a strategy of argument that amuses me because it really begs the question. You use the word “complex” here to simply mean, the situation is different from what I have judged it to be. Ok, but that is just a naked assumption. You have a point to make and I have a point to make. Simplicity or complexity are irrelevant. An argument stands or falls on its logic and facts. You must specify the facts which you feel I have missed. Not simply assert that I am wrong.
It is my view that the weight of history shows that Russia is a barbaric, uncivilized country. Always was. Always will be– at least as long as anyone alive today will ever see. And yes, Russia is evil. Regardless of what you believe about the US, never, ever in our history have we had a Joseph Stalin. Nor have we had a history of rule by totalitarian, murderous elitists– the tzars.
History is simply not on your side.