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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia |
VDH: MoscowÂ’s Sinister Brilliance |
2008-08-13 |
Posted by:tipper |
#5 was it? probably pissed off the Chinese. Whom hes gonna need. |
Posted by: liberalhawk 2008-08-13 21:01 |
#4 Putin's timing during the Olympics was brilliant...would have made a good war gamer... |
Posted by: borgboy 2008-08-13 19:30 |
#3 Is South Osettia worth the price of a hundred million US lives lost due to a nuclear war in the US alone? While the US could certainly destroy Russia with nuclear weapons, what would the cost be for this country and its allies in western and eastern Europe? Is South Osettia or even Georgia proper worth confronting Russia militarily on the battlefield and the blood of American soldiers against Russia in Georgia? Possession of nuclear weapons by western Europe does in no fashion guarantee that the western European governments and military would be willing to risk their own countries existences in using them against Russia over something the western European governments clearly have no interest in. Russia is their energy lifeline. They're not stupid, but they are timid so there's virtually no chance that western Europe would risk becoming involved in any military confrontation with Russia IMO. To threaten nuclear war over Georgia is strategically naive and denies the fact that tens of millions on both sides would be lost in any such exchange. There are other ways to punish Russia than threatening them with nuclear war. |
Posted by: FOTSGreg 2008-08-13 16:38 |
#2 The only real question is about Russia I think, not about Georgia. Will we counter expansionist moves by Russia or not? NATO has an army, its members have a nuclear arsenal also, as well as access to most of the worlds commerce. So why are we made out to be so toothless by the press? |
Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-08-13 11:10 |
#1 The key guts to this essay, IMHO:
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Posted by: Abdominal Snowman 2008-08-13 01:14 |