john mccain took a strong stance against russia in the russia-georgia-south ossetia crisis that erupted during the opening ceremony of the olympics, vladimir putin, prime minister of russia, appeared at. according to politico, a public relations firm working for the russian federation pointed out that randy scheunemann, mccain’s foreign policy advisor used to be a lobbyist for the georgia government. is it possible that mccain has experienced another senior moment and mistakenly believes the conflict (aka, war) is between russia and the u.s. state of georgia?
have you wondered why most of the news reports on the russia-georgia-south ossetia conflict generally fail to mention dmitry medvedev, the current, baby-face russian president?
does this conflict underscore the impotence of most heads of state? well, minus putin. while putin enthusiastically waved to the crowd at the opening ceremony of the beijing olympics, russia was simultaneously bombing georgia. george w. bush, nicholas sarkozy, and presumably other heads of state sat in the crowd supporting their respective nations at the event. so it’s not as if no one has any idea where putin is, if he is, as many heads of state believe, still the russian federation’s puppet master.
So John McCain will start a war against Russia?
how important is georgia strategically to the u.s.? he’s a prez candidate who feels like he should addresss the situation. but hopefully he realizes that the origins of this conflict go back about 150 years.
A strategic view doesn’t matter for the US. History shows enough proof that it’s also just the money. Look at the US and the United Fruit Co., today known as “Chiquita”, then you know …
perhaps. but georgia had (up until now) the third largest contingency of troops in iraq. maybe the u.s. might feel obliged to do something.