Posted on 08/28/2008 7:08:45 AM PDT by LibWhacker
Russia miscalculated. Happens in all wars. Tzu once said that before a war, the two opposing sides think they know what the other side is doing or thinking, but once the war starts they will find out that they really do not know. Russia thought NATO/EU will cower, former Soviet Republics and Eastern Europe will not condemn them and most important, China the other anti US nation will back them. Guess what, all pre war notions are slowly being invalidated. The longer Russia remains in Georgia, the worst for Russia because the excuse of protecting ethnic Russians no longer hold water. In a multipolar world, China would not mind if US and Russia gets into another Cold War because such a conflict will suck resources from the opposing nations while China preserves hers as she builds up her economic power and influence in Far East Asia. I think Russia is slowly realizing this. The Russians need to remember that China is her neighbor while the US happens to be in the neighborhood.
I was thinking the same thing from the start. It is almost like play to McCain. The ONLY reason I could see Russia playing to McCain is they are afraid of Obama Bin Biden.
The good news is that despite their rhetoric, they are not like Osama or Iran. They get the idea of mutually assured destruction. So, the nukes are less of a threat from them.
Conventionally speaking, how are we situated for a massive air strike to take out a good portion of their military assets in the Georgian region?
Or what other non-nuke assets can we bring to bear to back up the original premise of, ”Bring it on, Vlad?”
We are being invaded from Illegal Foreign Nationals. We don't have a Energy policy. We are gonna ship our investments and jobs overseas when we raises taxes. Our Gov’t is bloated and ineffective.
We are doing a pretty good job of self destructing on our own.
Seems to me that it’s time to have the Navy take back the Port of Poti, clearly on Georgian soil, and the key ingredient for the Georgian economy.
And maybe kick a little ass at the same time.
In a fight with the U.S., Russia’s military would resemble a shooting star - short, bright and lasting about two seconds.
Horrid, if not downright dangerous, reporting.
This is the headline: “Military help for Georgia is a ‘declaration of war’, says Moscow in extraordinary warning to the West”
This is what was actually said:
“If NATO suddenly takes military actions against Abkhazia and South Ossetia, acting solely in support of Tbilisi, this will mean a declaration of war on Russia,” he stated.
Helping Georgia militarily (training, equipment, etc) isn’t the same thing at all as a unilateral NATO action to retake South Ossetia.
Russia main goal is to reclaim lost Soviet territory by force. However, it would like to distract America to reduce its involvement. Both the election and problems in Iran provide distractions. If necessary, Russia will skip the distraction, and provide its own excuse by exaggerating events in Georgia or elsewhere.
Conclusion: Russia has already declared [cold] war, and we must do the same. The only difference between cold and hot is that shots are not being fired with any regularity.
Another motivation for Russia’s action now, I assert, is that Russia believes it can deliver a near-knockout blow to our computing infrastructure at will. I refer to the millions of PCs in private the government hands, on which our economy and readiness depend. Much of our anti-virus software comes from Russia. I speculate, but I believe accurately, that Russia can bring down a large percentage of our computers whenever it chooses, damage or destroy data, and steal their information. We very much need to evaluate and remove this risk.
Because the Russians have their own problems with Islamofascists. Remember Beslan?
Huh? Norton and McAfee are Russian?
Rhetorical question:
Millions of PCs run anti-virus software from Russian companies. What if those companies were prevented from releasing a fix for a virus created by the Russian government?
Wasn't there a movie about that?
Actually two. One with Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury, and Janet Leigh from 1962. One with Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, and Meryl Streep from 2004.
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Best rush your preparations to completion.
Russia wins backing from China
It appears that the Chinese are backing the Russians in the matter.
Getting back to the point about their military readiness and their threats of military action against our assets...
I wonder about what is really going on behind the scenes in this whole thing. What is Bush really saying to Putin on the hotline?
Russians understand force and power — shoved right in their face. Nixon knew they respect that. may not like it, but they respect it.
I hope the conversation is long those lines or we are in for a much bigger problem down the road.
Sounds clear to me.
Back to that Cuba situation...
Has the Mount Whitney transited the Turkish straits yet?
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