Comments on: We Are All Georgians? http://donklephant.com/2008/08/14/we-are-all-georgians/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:07:11 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: mike mcEachran http://donklephant.com/2008/08/14/we-are-all-georgians/comment-page-1/#comment-413346 mike mcEachran Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:25:45 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6835#comment-413346 “…the consequences are insanely costly, not just in blood and treasure, but also in credibility. And we could have used a lot more of it in this situation.” To me, that point is most important and little discussed. How much credibility has “Bring-It-On” talk lost us? As evidenced by the increasing boldness of Russia, Iran, Syria, China, and others, a great deal. Bush replaced “Talk-soft and carry a big stick” with “Talk too much and show all your cards.” Now look where we are. Resigned to stand on the side-lines and complain. “…the consequences are insanely costly, not just in blood and treasure, but also in credibility. And we could have used a lot more of it in this situation.”

To me, that point is most important and little discussed. How much credibility has “Bring-It-On” talk lost us? As evidenced by the increasing boldness of Russia, Iran, Syria, China, and others, a great deal. Bush replaced “Talk-soft and carry a big stick” with “Talk too much and show all your cards.” Now look where we are. Resigned to stand on the side-lines and complain.

]]> By: Donklephant » Blog Archive » McCain’s Georgia Editorial Makes Some Good Points http://donklephant.com/2008/08/14/we-are-all-georgians/comment-page-1/#comment-413342 Donklephant » Blog Archive » McCain’s Georgia Editorial Makes Some Good Points Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:50:04 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6835#comment-413342 [...] feels John McCain’s editorial on the Russian/Georgian conflict is not helpful. However, outside the ridiculous title of “We’re All Georgians,” McCain’s editorial is [...] [...] feels John McCain’s editorial on the Russian/Georgian conflict is not helpful. However, outside the ridiculous title of “We’re All Georgians,” McCain’s editorial is [...]

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