Thursday August 14, 2008

I've Been Thinking:

The United States holds no leverage over Russia in their conflict in Georgia.
I repeat, the United States holds no leverage over Russia in their conflict in Georgia - and the world knows it.
The world sees that the US has no power to stop Russia.
And that is very frightening:

The bad guys, the rogue nations, can see how the United States has done nothing to aid a friend and to stop Russia.
And they are pleased.

What can the United States do short of a military strike?
How effective is diplomacy?
What good is international condemnation?
What good is it being a friend of the United States when the United States is as paralyzed as every other nation?

The United States can stand on its head, but Russia will end this conflict when Russia wants it to end.
It does not matter how many presidents or how many foreign ministers arrive in Tiblisi - and that includes Secretary of State Rice - it will end when Russia wants it to end.

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