Comments on: How the Russian and Georgian Troops Match Up

By: question

question — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:32:07 +0000

Well david, the US is not supporting democracy, is overthrowing it. Their allies include Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait (remember kuwait, you ‘free’ them while keeping them under a dictatorship) the new ones are taliban-democracies like afganistan and if you think georgia was a democracy you should read history, there was massive fraud, expelled observers and the ‘president’ made himself president with a disputed-corrupted 33% of the so-called vote.
He has been beating the opposition since he took power, the opposition are screaming and the moment basic electricy and infrastrucure are repaired, they are going to throw him to the sea, or even judging him for treason and crimes against humanity, that’s who you are protecting and that’s what you called democracy.

By: david

david — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:11:32 +0000

I think if I were isreal, or any other former soviot state right now, I WOULD be wondering just how much SUPPORT the US would give us in a time of need. THE NEW U.S.A. MOTTO: “EMPOWER THE ENEMY, SCREW YOUR FRIENDS.” I REALLY DON’T KNOW WHAT WERE FIGHTING WARS FOR TO SET UP DEMACRATIC STATES WHEN WE WON’T HELP THEM IN A TIME OF NEED.

By: Ptsfp

Ptsfp — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:43:54 +0000

You know who impresses me, Condi Rice. She has dealt equally well with both European and Arab conflicts as a mediator.
I think she should run for Vice President with McCain. Heck, it may give us a reason to vote for McCain…

By: divedi

divedi — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:22:53 +0000

Some photos from South Ossetia/Georgia:
http://lsd-25.ru/2008/08/14/voyna-v-yuzhnoy-osetii-89-fotografiy-arkadiya-babchenko/

By: Roy Smith

Roy Smith — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:19:02 +0000

This song is dedicated to you,Georgia!!!!
“UNITED STATES THEME SONG
Mr. trouble never hangs around,
when he hears this Mighty sound,
Here we come to save the day!
That means that the United States are on the way!
Yes sir, when there is a wrong to right,
the United States will join the fight!
On the sea or on the land,
they’ve got the situation well in hand!
We know that when there’s danger, we’ll never dispair;
Because we know that when there’s danger they are there…
On the land on the sea in the air.
We’re not worrying at all
We just listen for their call
“Here we come to save the day!“
That means that the United States are on the way.
When there is a wrong to right,
the United States will joint the fight
“Here we come to save the day!“
That means that the United States are on the way!“
WOO HOO!!!!

By: WiseGuy

WiseGuy — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:19:32 +0000

Hey question your English is pretty good for a Russian

By: lobo

lobo — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:39:34 +0000

I can’t believe Russia is kicking Georgia’s butt. Georgia was picked no. 1 in the coaches pre-season poll.

By: question

question — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:18:35 +0000

“This is just another Soviet/KGB move to elimate a democracy on their door step.“
Except the part where Georgia is a democracy, the other parties where beaten up by the police, all the observers claimed fraud… things like that…
Why you critice russia for having a president that knows how the state, the military, the burecracy and the international relations work (a spy)?
If someone has to be president, better someone with experienced, the US has an OIL MANAGER as president, is that better?
The russians went to war with a 90% support of their population.
The US goes to war with 90% of their population against it! (and with no causa belli, and faking intellince…)
The NATO countries have an aproval of their government below historical margins, the US has never ever in it’s history have less trust and more hatred towards its president, its congress and its military, maybe in the civil War that Lincoln started to protect its businessman.
In russia people are happy with their governments, not all of them of course, but the econmy is going better, no to reccesion like NATO, and people see how EEUU is circling Russia with military bases, how it invades countries, destabilicies international peace, so, they see what you are doing and ask for someone even harder, you are lukcy the moderate Putin is there who didn’t even ordered to capure the Georgian president as it should have and it’s generals and staff and be brought to justice.

By: BrianMulholland

BrianMulholland — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:13:13 +0000

Saakashvili was crazy to think he could present Russia with a fait accompli. This would be true even if the Russians didn’t know this was being prepared, which is unlikely; I agree with the post remarking on the probable depth of Russian intelligence penetration of the Georgian government. There might be some good to be had, though, if this can be used to confront European governments’ delusion that war can no longer happen to them. Along the East European borders with Russia, this should significantly enhance the standing of those political groups that see Russian aggression as a real possibility.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:27:01 +0000

Headshot,
That’s because we don’t trust Russia’s motivations.