Quote Originally Posted by wm View Post
BTW, some folks have commented on the proximity of the event to the Olympics. Anyone happen to note how many medals Russians are taking home from China? As of this AM, they have 53 (16 gold) to the US's 100 (30 gold)and China's 83 (46 gold). Is diversion of the world's attention from this poor showing part of the determinant for the operation's timimg?
If we're back to going to war to decide disagreements / avoid embarrassment I guess The Romans Empire is already back.