the other Georgia...:D
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That was
the other Georgia...:D
That was my point...
You were there, I have not been but my perception is that the truth is inside several eggs...
Given that Yulia seems to lean a little pro Ros, I suspected that what you said might be the case.
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Suspicious...
to who? or should that be whom...
To that I'd add that the views I've seen and
what I've read about the Russian army -- all their services -- in this operation are pretty far from awe inspiring. Lot of tactical errors on view, foot deployment and weapons handling sloppy as all...
I can answer that for you...
It's 'cause the average Journalist, Pundit or Academic doesn't know any more about the essentials of the action than you do -- and quite possibly, they know even less -- ergo, they concentrate on the...
Pre Planning Prevents Poor Performance?
The fine hand of the FSB...
(LINK). Midway down the page.
Thus the "We're leaving" while columns go in the other direction. Gotta love it; everything old is new again.
Three bridges! :D
I don't think he succeeded in doing that.
I agree with the latter statement but with regard to the first one, I'm inclined to say not proven. All things are possible but given the time sequence and the conduct that can be ascertained from...
Sounds about right, Ron.
Obviously he missed this gem; LINK. Seems to me about the only thing he got totally right was this; "Neither Georgia nor Russia are entirely without fault in the current conflict..."
I'd further...
Is it possible the author got too carried away with
form over function?
"..which imports 90 percent of its energy needs and 65 percent of its natural gas from Gazprom..."
correct English as written but if you add a comma or a semi colon where it...
Actually, you need to use the stick occasionally
though -- or people forget you have it. That's why we're in Iraq. Four Presidents from both parties over 22 years tried diplomacy and either did not use or misused the stick. We have the stick and...
The American way of war
and diplomacy.
The really cool thing is that after we stupidly blunder into something due to ego and lack of forethought, we somehow mange to cobble something together, make it work out and land...
Amen to that...
I'd say; Weren't thinking, foolish indeed and bound to have had an effect, yes (and they may have reported it and been ignored and we may even have tried to deter 'em to no avail. We'll see...)True...
I don't think you need to reduce your activity here
You are a valuable contributor. Most of us don't object to a Euro-centric view but most of us do have a US-centric view. Exposure to contrary opinions is good and is needed. To my mind the key is...
It is at least a translation issue...
No but it was used refering to a statement by a person in an electronic forum where the nuances of body language, tone, inflection and other things aren't transmitted. Quite simply, the things one...
Implications can have implications - and complications.
Cross posted from the blog:
Aggressive proposal. I could quibble around the edges. Georgia's very decentralized Air Defenses worked fairly well, for example and PGM require sophisticated ISTR or...
Countered by a European-only article?
I suspect that he meant to compare it only on the grounds that it was a pre-planned and the Ossetians were acting as had the Sudeten Germans in that instance.Yes.Cynical? Or Selfish? I suspect that...
Yes they are.
Innate paranoia, concern for the 'near abroad' and an extremely strong central directive ability that need not consider domestic politics contribute immeasurably to that.Possibly. It is also possible...
Moscow and the Mullahs are different...
No question that they did that and that it was of some help to us.Why should they; the big shakers and movers in NATO, other than the UK, didn't agree at all with our attack on Iraq. They in fact...
My guess is that Abkhazia and South Ossetia
will become Russian, Georgia will be smaller and that NATO is unlikely to ever include Georgia as a member (barring a major implosion of Russia, not likely at this time). I suspect the old line...
Interesting, good find, wildcat.
Many forget our support of Georgia goes back to pre-Bush (43) days. LINK
Long article but good and as I recall, accurate background. Quote:
Yes, I've noticed mouthpieces from
both fringes are blathering. Saying little to nothing of import as usual but just trying to stir up hate and discontent. I keep swearing I'll ignore them like most but alas, I fear that I'm ...
I know...
Replacement of Kevin Rudd with Peter Costello.(Gratutitous and pointless political comment with no pertinence to the issue - no charge, no applause necessary)
Now let's get back to Georgia. ;)
Well, yeah but I don't think it's gonna
be an Oscar contender...Old habits die hard...
Good links, thanks
That's no debate, that's my juvenile response to his juvenile and totally unnecessary non sequitur:
""I've observed discussions about this where people refrained about an oh-so-good U.S.-trained...
Armageddon in the Caucasus?
No cut to the defense budget? We'll just have to wait and see. BTW, I'm not calculating that Russia will pull back or that the 'west' won't intervene. Everytime I think someone has done the...