Comments on: On McCain’s Russian Response

By: Snoop-Diggity-DANG-Dawg

Snoop-Diggity-DANG-Dawg — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:37:59 +0000

“What should the US reaction be if Russia decides to annex Georgia?”

Better question: “What should the European Union’s response be?”

How about for once the EU gets off its collective cheese-nibbling ass and draws a frigging line in the sand for once, instead of eternally expecting the U.S. to do all the heavy lifting?
Risk something.
Stand-up for something.
Lead for once.

Why do we need to solve this? I see no compelling strategic interest.

And as for the U.S. not having thee moral high-ground? Please.

The U.N. authorized action against Iraq after 12 years of failed sanctions and diplomacy. We invaded Iraq with tacit authorization of the security council, so spare me the ‘illegal war’ BS.

Russia has unilaterally invaded a sovereign state with zero U.N. input.

By: Mudsucker

Mudsucker — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:43:59 +0000

Sanctions could prove formidable against Russian aggression. No grains or coal exported from Canada would create a cold, hungry Russian population over the winter and the Russian army is likely to turn on Putin as a result.

By: ExiledIndependent

ExiledIndependent — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:19:31 +0000

I don’t know about that, but I hear writers, pudits, et. al. indicating that we “can’t” have any sort of response because of a lack of the moral high ground.

And I’ll be honest–this move by Russia is…disturbing. What should the US reaction be if Russia decides to annex Georgia?

By: Jimmy the Dhimmi

Jimmy the Dhimmi — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:36:57 +0000

Are anti-Bush, anti-Iraq war people gonna start advocating a position whereby we should enter a war against Russia, but we can’t because Bush lost the moral high ground and our troops are bogged down in Iraq? Please.

By: ExiledIndependent

ExiledIndependent — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:01:37 +0000

Here’s fun exercise: Imagine we had not invaded Iraq. What would be the appropriate US response to Russia’s current actions in Georgia then? While we don’t have the moral high ground to denounce Russia’s activity, they’re engaged in a land grab that isn’t too dissimilar from the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait–invading a neighboring sovereign nation for oil. Is it impossible to act without a position of moral superiority? Discuss.

And BTW, just another reason to find a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels immediately.