South what . . . ?
I long ago lost my patience with the increasingly shrill rhetoric over the issue of South Ossetia. South what? Yeah. Same here. One moment nobody knows where the hell this place is, and the next moment NBC interrupts the opening ceremonies of the Olympics to let all Americans know that Georgia has just launched an all-out military assault against South Ossetia.
Undoubtedly most Americans probably wondered how far Ossetia is from Atlanta, and why Georgia would invade someplace down south.
But being curious I decided to check it out on Wikipedia, after watching some really stunning opening ceremonies. There I learned that Ossetia has been a part of Russia since 1801. Pretty long time. Longer than Texas has been part of the States.
Anyway as the days went by the news became ever more frantic. A new Cold War? Escalation to include a nuclear confrontation between the U.S. and Russia? Self-righteous hypocritical posturing by the Administration.
I grew sick and tired of the whole business.
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili cynically sent troops into South Ossetia on the day of the Olympic opening ceremonies, believing the world’s attention would be sufficiently diverted to allow him to carry out his military action. He did this to reassert Georgian de facto control over a territory seeking its own independence. Much like Santa Anna sent troops against the Texans at the Alamo. The Russians sent in troops in response in order to assist their freedom-loving neighbors and compatriots.
The Russians have been in Georgia a little over two weeks, and we’re growing all outraged and impatient with their rate of withdrawal. Hell, we’ve been the warlords of Afghanistan and Iraq for five to six years and we seem to see no reason for getting out of those “sovereign” states any time soon.
Maybe were just pissed because the Russians actually won in Georgia, while even McCain reminds us over and over that we haven’t won in the two countries we chose to invade.
Of course, they’re bigger.
And what’s the deal with Abkhazia? I hear there are Russians there, too. Should we care.
Stalin came from Georgia.
‘Nuf said.
Undoubtedly most Americans probably wondered how far Ossetia is from Atlanta, and why Georgia would invade someplace down south.
But being curious I decided to check it out on Wikipedia, after watching some really stunning opening ceremonies. There I learned that Ossetia has been a part of Russia since 1801. Pretty long time. Longer than Texas has been part of the States.
Anyway as the days went by the news became ever more frantic. A new Cold War? Escalation to include a nuclear confrontation between the U.S. and Russia? Self-righteous hypocritical posturing by the Administration.
I grew sick and tired of the whole business.
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili cynically sent troops into South Ossetia on the day of the Olympic opening ceremonies, believing the world’s attention would be sufficiently diverted to allow him to carry out his military action. He did this to reassert Georgian de facto control over a territory seeking its own independence. Much like Santa Anna sent troops against the Texans at the Alamo. The Russians sent in troops in response in order to assist their freedom-loving neighbors and compatriots.
The Russians have been in Georgia a little over two weeks, and we’re growing all outraged and impatient with their rate of withdrawal. Hell, we’ve been the warlords of Afghanistan and Iraq for five to six years and we seem to see no reason for getting out of those “sovereign” states any time soon.
Maybe were just pissed because the Russians actually won in Georgia, while even McCain reminds us over and over that we haven’t won in the two countries we chose to invade.
Of course, they’re bigger.
And what’s the deal with Abkhazia? I hear there are Russians there, too. Should we care.
Stalin came from Georgia.
‘Nuf said.
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posted by Le Boulevardier | 9:31 AM
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Good post.
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