Friday, August 29, 2008

Cold War II

Over shadowed by the POTUS 08 race is the real news. Russia invading a country most of us have never heard of (Unless your a fan of the video game Splinter Cell.) Russia is moving on a course that is very scary and looks to me a hard course to reverse. They I think have realized how bad a mistake they have made and thrown some wild accusations out there blaming Israel and even the U.S. for getting them into a war.

Vladimir Putin accuses Bush of provoking Georgia conflict to help John McCain - Times Online
In his most explosive allegation since the South Ossetia crisis erupted, the Russian Prime Minister said that the United States had provoked the conflict to aid the Republican candidate, who is an outspoken critic of the Kremlin.

What is truely concerning about the events is the allegiances Russia is seeking. Thank you China for supporting the West on the situation on Georgia.
Asian alliance rebuffs Russian plea for support - Yahoo! News
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan – China and several Central Asian nations rebuffed Russia's hopes of international support for its actions in Georgia, issuing a statement Thursday denouncing the use of force and calling for the respect of every country's territorial integrity.

Now let's hope that Russia dosn't proceed along the path some are advising in Russia. That they set up allegiances with Iran. Battleships facing off, U.S. missle defenses going up in Poland, and Russia calling on old freinds like Cuba.
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2 comments:

Danny Wright said...

I am at a loss as to what's happening in Russia and Georgia. AS for blaming Bush and Israel that seems pretty typical and should be expected I suppose. I'm sure the Kremlin gets CNN.

ATC Bob said...

Funny. CNN (Communist News Network)?