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a_person, after the WTO Doha talks failed, there was some talks about carrying bilateral and separate talks for some of the trading partners - and Brazil has taken the initiative of G20 earlier, although Brazil put all their eggs in one basket this time. I was only holding the hypothetical...

Something else ... You know, I think this conflict has really enfuriated Putin and the russian leadership. If there is not some payback coming soon, I'd be very surprised. Something like Venezuela on board for the Sukhoi PAK-FA and then some. Not that I think South America would trust...

Thanks, you made me burst out laughing ... good one. :D

a_person, you are all about personal attacks, and little on argumentative content. There are differing opinions out there - but you are a bigot - and seeming proudly being one. You may not care at all, but you can't change facts for history to note and remember, nor do I think you are any...

I really, really hope that general Wesley Clark can be an asset in this latest conflict for the Obama camp. http://securingamerica.com/ Clark has a very interesting personal and professional background as former NATO supreme commander, as well as the necessary experience and insight to...

a_person, the majority of the world accepts that Georgia were the ones who initiated the latest fighting. Like I've pointed out, Russia had little to gain from starting this, and a lot to lose. Furthermore, there was a peace agreement in place, and the region was protected by russian...

a_person, so - the russians initiated the conflict? It's a irrefutable fact that it was Georgia who attacked South Ossetia. You are back to your sabotaging tactics again.

Hypocrisy is inherent as a side of the egoism that is part of us all, and everything, with the most simple type of egoism being self-preservation itself. We cannot change this, but there is something called "decision theory" (which is the study/modelling of this process), and we do consider...

a_person, if you weigh up the rewards and risks for any realistic outcome and geopolitical strategy - from a conflict in Georgia - the russians would have been mad to play all of this into the hands of the US. And that is a crucial point - they had no incentive to start this conflict, nor...

Seeing how forceful some geopolitical strategies are - we now have the perfect rationale for "the marginal win" by John McCain as the next president of the USA. :)

Seemingly, the biased or sometimes naive reporting - seen from the russian perspective - from the area is becoming increasingly dangerous for reporters encountering russian soldiers. That is something that will not work out well for Russia, unless they can withdraw soon - as the aftermath and...

It's a sad fact that the Bush era will be carried into the future with the recent acts. The old strategy of "split & conquer" is tried and proven - over and over again. Geopolitically, increasing tensions led by US strategic deployments strengthening the GIUK-line (Greenland, UK and not...

a_person, Russia had nothing to gain from a destabilized region. You even agreed on this earlier. Russia and Europe are the losers, on the longer term. Georgia will become closer to the west - so they also gain. However, the civilians suffered. The ones who were to gain the most, in...

Certainly, the russians have their strategic goals in the region. However, in this conflict they were protecting the breakaway regions and their population. There was already a brokered peace agreement, which Georgia violated - in the interests of many, as I've pointed out. Of course, we...

I am not "bashing Israel for stopping arms exports" to Georgia. I'm just letting you have a chance to show that the biggest hypocrites in this conflict are the US and the commercial defense-industry interests backing Georgia. You did just fine. :) My stance is that I think all this has...

a_person, what do you call people who celebrate and like the killing of civilians, minority populations then - especially when it serves their goals? See, this is how hypocrisy works in society - it's a necessary and integral part for the self-preservation of a society. In this case - the...

a_person, Georgia as a nation will be a winner in the long term, but the civilian population was sacrificed - especially the minorities. The biggest losers in geopolitical terms are Europe and Russia. It was no "miscalculation" by the part of Saakashvili or other supporters like the US and...

a_person, here you have something that you can try and be hypocritical about - I'm sure you'll do just fine ... :p http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1011298.html Earlier Wednesday, Yakobashvili told Haaretz that Israel has joined in the West's betrayal of Georgia. As the official in...

Actually, if you look into what hypocrisy means and how it works - you'd learn that hypocrisy is a function of society and a necessary integral part for the conservation of it. Sorry, that is just the philosophical part of hypocrisy - as a reminder, or knowledge-hint for anyone interested in...

a_person, of course Russia had a lot to lose from the conflict and escalation, that has been my point all along. Geopolitically - the US is the big winner, and would be the winner in every scenario by having the region destabilized. Not that the US would have "ordered" Saakashvili to attack...