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| Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia |
| ‘Where Is Bush?’ |
| 2008-08-12 |
| Georgian military officials and civilians ask why the West hasn't intervened as Russia moves in. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #8 WAFF.com > STRATFOR ADMITS THAT RUSSIA DEFEATED THE US, NOT GEORGIA, IN SOUTH OSSETIAN CONFLICT/ CRISIS IN SOUTH OSSETIA: US [Strategic/Regional-Local] WEAKNESS AND RUSSIAN RESURGENCE. Russian success has shown the US-World that a US/Western-trained and led local professional army can be defeated by Russia = Non-US/Western Nations. US WAS UNABLE TO MIL ASSIST GEORGIA DUE TO VARIOUS NATIONAL-POLICY FACTORS INCLUD BUT NOT LIMITED TO ITS COMMITMENTS IN IRAQ + AGHAN-PAKISTAN, FACTORS AND WEAKNESSES WHICH RUSSIA EXPLOITED TO ITS UNILATER MIL ADVANTAGE AND VICTORY AGZ GEORGIA. ALso from WAFF > OP-EDS/DISCUSSIONS > SCENARIO: A POSSIBLE NEW ARABIC INVASION OF EUROPE? Can Turko-Arabic unity in MidEast, Central Asia + Chinese Regions one day come to militarily endanger post-Cold war Europe, espec once NUCLEAR-ARMED???; + THE GEORGIANIZATION OF TURKS + PAKISTAN TRANSFERS "BABUR" CRUISE MISSLE TECHNOLOGY TO TURKEY! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-08-12 22:05 |
| #7 Where do Ukraine and NATO fit in this picture? They seem to be the missing pieces, to me, in this discussion. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2008-08-12 10:29 |
| #6 W. has made a lot of mistakes -- some of them really big ones -- but I was impressed by his Rose Garden comments yesterday. You could open a dry cleaning business with the steam that was coming out of his ears, and I think that the Russians actually have got the message (as we have gotten theirs, which is not very good news at all). |
| Posted by: Perfesser 2008-08-12 10:21 |
| #5 Old Spook, me thinks ya got lost in smoke and mirrors. W is in a process of picking another p o k e r face for the next occasion. |
| Posted by: Spike Uniter 2008-08-12 10:06 |
| #4 So... did he agree to some punishment with Putin? Yea, GWB said (paraphrasing) "pull back or you'll be sorry." |
| Posted by: Spike Uniter 2008-08-12 10:00 |
| #3 I got our daily intel brief this morning (this part is Unclass) - anyway, Bush told Russia they have to immediately cease hostilities and drop back to Russia proper -- not sure if the MSM picked this up or how our folks came by it. |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2008-08-12 09:59 |
| #2 Dubya, Putin lied to you. Get that into your head you simpleton. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-08-12 03:22 |
| #1 From Bush's speech: And these actions would be inconsistent with assurances we have received from Russia that its objectives were limited to restoring the status quo in South Ossetia that existed before fighting began on August the 6th. So... did he agree to some punishment with Putin? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2008-08-12 00:20 |