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I asked you what you'd want this country to do and whether you'd be the first to accuse us of being the world's policeman if we did something. There was nothing rhetorical about my questions, your answers on the other hand were a bunch of nonsensical and irrelevant anti-american rants.
If I was an American patriot, I'd probably say we should give Russia a smack to show them that there will be trouble when they step over the line. The message they're getting now is that they're powerful enough to do whatever they want. I'd want to let them know they're not. If I was an adviser to Bush however, I would probably ask him to do exactly as he's doing. After all, Georgia did screw up, and after Russia has punished them enough, they will get out and everything will get back to normal (except for the fact that Russia now knows with certainty how free they are to use their powers).
If you're asking me personally what I think should be done, I really haven't made up my mind. Before we do anything, we need to understand exactly what Russia wants to be in the future. Unlike you though, I'm not emotionally invested in any of these issues (Russia, Iraq, Israel, Iran), I simply observe and comment out of interest in history and world affairs, in what is happening. As long as my country doesn't get involved, that is.
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LOL, right, you [spineless eurotrash] refuse to extend NATO membership to Georgia (ignoring Bush's pleas) because you don't want to defend them against Russia and three months later euroscum like you have the gall to accuse the US of doing nothing and being hypocritical. Is there any limit to your stupidity?
Because of the way the US acts in other situations and towards other peoples, the double standards will show no matter what Bush does. Tough luck, but that's what you get from speaking with a new tongue for each case. Realpolitik mixed with incompetent leadership really sucks - that's a fact of life, not my fault.
As for accepting Georgia into Nato, I think it was wise to let them sort out their troubles before letting them join. If Georgia was already in Nato, the situation today would have been very different. I don't see why I should fight and die for the Georgian Presidents need to follow up on promises he made before getting elected. I really don't think it's anybodies business what nation Ossetia belongs to, other than those who live on the land. Spineless? No, we're not spineless, we just don't like sending our young citizens to die for nothing. Unlike you, we would never support sending our sons and daughters to fight a meaningless war, just so a few companies can make two bucks. Life is still valuable here.