Comments on: Georgia on my mind

By: Mike Sylwester

Mike Sylwester — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:38:19 +0000

Well, yes, countries are defined largely by languages. Switzerland is an exception to a general rule. Haven’t you noticed that the people who speak Romanian live in a country called Romania, the people who speak Lithuanian live in a country called Lithuania, and so forth? Look at a world map for a while, and you will notice many such examples.

By: krontekag

krontekag — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:37:47 +0000

Mike S – so we are defining countries by language distribution now? The Swiss won’t know what to do in your new world order!

And here comes that Caliphate we were all dreading, since everyone in that region speaks Arabic. On the plus side, the English (nee British) Empire is feeling much better, thank you.

By: krontekag

krontekag — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:31:28 +0000

I still can’t get that old Simpsons episode out of my head, the one where the Russian UN ambassador flips the name card back to Soviet Union, laughing maniacally as he does so. Lenin busts out of his glass case declaring “must crush capitalism”, and the giant panda parades fall apart to reveal missile carriers and tanks.

How prophetic.

By: whiskey

whiskey — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:01:51 +0000

South Ossetia does not matter to the US. Russia deciding to act “now” with oil revenues and create a military empire of Eastern Europe (and perhaps more) against what in Europe is mainly border guards and police, incapable of arresting violent criminals in their own country much less fighting off foreign invaders, does.

Russia if it wanted to, could seize pretty much most of Eastern Europe and perhaps also Germany and even France. The pathetic state of military affairs there is that bad.

Drawing a line somewhere against Putin’s desire to reconstitute Stalin’s slave empire is important.

By: Mike Sylwester

Mike Sylwester — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:27:24 +0000

I don’t see any reason why the USA should encourage Georgia to incorporate South Ossetia. Let the people who speak the Ossetian language have their own one little place on Earth where they can continue to protect and maintain their language. The people of South Ossetia should be able to decide for themselves whether they want to remain independent or join Georgia.

The USA should be giving Georgia good advice to back off and develop friendly relations with South Ossetia.

South Ossetia welcomes Russian protection against Georgia. There is no good reason why the USA’s protection couldn’t be welcomed likewise.

By: RichardM308

RichardM308 — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:22:16 +0000

“Volunteers” from Russia, eh? Color me surprised…more likely a Russian replay of the 1939 Gleiwitz incident – staged attack by Germans dressed as Poles to create the appearance of Polish aggression against Germany, to justify the subsequent invasion of Poland.