esmith says: United States is a superpower, so they can bomb and invade foreign countries at their whim and get away with it (Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan). If Russia can pull off something like that, it makes Russians feel proud about themselves.
You’re right about that… Georgia is Russia’s “Grenada” (remember that? Helped the US “get over” the Vietnam syndrome). But in the longer run, we’re all better off having Russia more “normal” (read: screwed up like we are) than bitter in a corner.
(We could do with a little less bombing on a whim, but that’s another thread…)
