Off Topic: Curious about how others feel about the Georgian/Russian war

[Allan from Fallbrook]

qwerty: Putin is a member of Pamyat (“Memory”), an ultranationalist movement that is intent on restoring Russia to her former glory.

This is absolutely Russia flexing her muscles and Putin has made it obvious that he doesn’t fear the US or NATO. This situation was tailor made for him and he is exploiting it to the utmost.

Forget Cold War rhetoric. Even when they were Communist, the Russians were the Russians, and fixated on a return to empire. This is a country steeped in culture and history, and also one with a long memory.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

qwerty: Putin is a member of Pamyat (“Memory”), an ultranationalist movement that is intent on restoring Russia to her former glory.

This is absolutely Russia flexing her muscles and Putin has made it obvious that he doesn’t fear the US or NATO. This situation was tailor made for him and he is exploiting it to the utmost.

Forget Cold War rhetoric. Even when they were Communist, the Russians were the Russians, and fixated on a return to empire. This is a country steeped in culture and history, and also one with a long memory.

[Aecetia]

Putin being short doesn’t help either. He will always be compensating one way or the other.

[Aecetia]

Putin being short doesn’t help either. He will always be compensating one way or the other.

[Aecetia]

Putin being short doesn’t help either. He will always be compensating one way or the other.

[Aecetia]

Putin being short doesn’t help either. He will always be compensating one way or the other.

[Aecetia]

Putin being short doesn’t help either. He will always be compensating one way or the other.

[pedrocon]

Russia’s reasons for attacking Georgia.
1) They are legitimately concerned about the welfare of the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
2) Georgia had recently launched a campaign into these regions and Russia decided to get involved in a big way.
3) They are concerned about US meddling in their border territories. (eg NATO)
4) They want to send a message to the rest of the world that they are willing to very active in their territories.

Frankly, I dont think we (the US) should get involved in this region as it would be better to improve relations with Russia then piss them off.

[pedrocon]

Russia’s reasons for attacking Georgia.
1) They are legitimately concerned about the welfare of the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
2) Georgia had recently launched a campaign into these regions and Russia decided to get involved in a big way.
3) They are concerned about US meddling in their border territories. (eg NATO)
4) They want to send a message to the rest of the world that they are willing to very active in their territories.

Frankly, I dont think we (the US) should get involved in this region as it would be better to improve relations with Russia then piss them off.

[pedrocon]

Russia’s reasons for attacking Georgia.
1) They are legitimately concerned about the welfare of the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
2) Georgia had recently launched a campaign into these regions and Russia decided to get involved in a big way.
3) They are concerned about US meddling in their border territories. (eg NATO)
4) They want to send a message to the rest of the world that they are willing to very active in their territories.

Frankly, I dont think we (the US) should get involved in this region as it would be better to improve relations with Russia then piss them off.

[pedrocon]

Russia’s reasons for attacking Georgia.
1) They are legitimately concerned about the welfare of the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
2) Georgia had recently launched a campaign into these regions and Russia decided to get involved in a big way.
3) They are concerned about US meddling in their border territories. (eg NATO)
4) They want to send a message to the rest of the world that they are willing to very active in their territories.

Frankly, I dont think we (the US) should get involved in this region as it would be better to improve relations with Russia then piss them off.

[pedrocon]

Russia’s reasons for attacking Georgia.
1) They are legitimately concerned about the welfare of the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
2) Georgia had recently launched a campaign into these regions and Russia decided to get involved in a big way.
3) They are concerned about US meddling in their border territories. (eg NATO)
4) They want to send a message to the rest of the world that they are willing to very active in their territories.

Frankly, I dont think we (the US) should get involved in this region as it would be better to improve relations with Russia then piss them off.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

pedrocon: Absolutely! Because as Hitler showed us, it is so much better to appease power hungry ultranationalists bent on regional domination than to confront them.

I hear the ghost of Neville Chamberlain calling out “Peace in our time!”.

Actually Santayana put it better when he opined that those that don’t learn from the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

pedrocon: Absolutely! Because as Hitler showed us, it is so much better to appease power hungry ultranationalists bent on regional domination than to confront them.

I hear the ghost of Neville Chamberlain calling out “Peace in our time!”.

Actually Santayana put it better when he opined that those that don’t learn from the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

pedrocon: Absolutely! Because as Hitler showed us, it is so much better to appease power hungry ultranationalists bent on regional domination than to confront them.

I hear the ghost of Neville Chamberlain calling out “Peace in our time!”.

Actually Santayana put it better when he opined that those that don’t learn from the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them.

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