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Ping!

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Uncle Pootie is throwing another temper tantrum over the fact that he can't rebuild the former Soviet Union in his own image.

Georgia is one of the real post-Communist success stories. That's what's really got him steamed.

[VeniVidiVici]

"We can only draw one conclusion: they are preparing very actively to solve militarily the conflicts on their territory."

Hmmm. Something wrong with this statement.

[Tailgunner Joe]

Words Once Spoken… - “World history shows that sanctions can rarely be effective,” it was not Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili who said so, though he could have said something like this today, in the heat of confrontation with Moscow. The statement belongs to Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense chief Sergey Ivanov. Words once spoken you can never recall, as everyone knows. Back in May, Mr. Ivanov lambasted the idea of solving international problems with the help of sanctions – he virtually left no stone unturned. Russia’s Defense Minister debunked sanctions as a method in relations to Iran. Of course, he did not mean Georgia. The United States pushed for the soonest punishment of Iran for its nuclear ambitions while Russia was playing its tradition role of the good cop, looking for counter-evidence to shield Teheran from Bush’s ire. No one would have thought that an unexpected turn would make the parties swap places in just a few months. Russia now introduces sanctions against Tbilisi, neglecting the “world history” it has referred to.