tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post4488296947969616470..comments2023-06-30T07:20:59.834-05:00Comments on Beyond Me: A Perspective on the Conflict in GeorgiaJaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10208662198827344349noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post-45212268239599151222008-08-13T13:11:00.000-05:002008-08-13T13:11:00.000-05:00This may help illuminate our discussion further.ht...This may help illuminate our discussion further.<BR/><BR/>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/14/world/europe/12georgiaqanda.html?_r=1&hp&oref=sloginJames F Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09825352627943324580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post-5522304427800076542008-08-12T12:17:00.000-05:002008-08-12T12:17:00.000-05:00The US has done the world a great disservice with ...The US has done the world a great disservice with our invasion of Iraq in defiance of the UN. Now anyone can invade any place they want, and who are we to object?<BR/><BR/>And let's not pretend that Bush "worked hard" at anything with regard to Putin. The extent of his diplomatic efforts was "looking into his eyes" and "seeing into his soul," whence the President was able to conclude decisivelyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397974121751822684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post-89951808432467079822008-08-11T14:48:00.000-05:002008-08-11T14:48:00.000-05:00I hope he's wrong too and I suspect he might be ov...I hope he's wrong too and I suspect he might be overreacting a little bit. Russia's economy is still pretty weak comparing to other major powers and if any significant part of the world begins to move away from fossil fuels in any meaningful way, they are going to get hit pretty hard unless they manage to diversify their economy. <BR/><BR/>I have found Russia's moves to be a little bit Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10208662198827344349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post-78697542247684456722008-08-11T14:22:00.000-05:002008-08-11T14:22:00.000-05:00I hope that Kagan is wrong. I hope that 8/8/08 wil...I hope that Kagan is wrong. I hope that 8/8/08 will not be remembered on par with the fall of the Berlin Wall. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if Putin calculated the move to coincide with the opening of the Olympics. <BR/><BR/>That said, Kagan is correct in asserting that the writing has been on the wall for a long time, and that this is a dramatically assertive step in reestablishing Russia's power and James F Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09825352627943324580noreply@blogger.com