I hope Russia blinks.

Excellent humanitarianism.

Also an excellent perch, all-round.

This entire thing is getting so damn aggravating. And the Messiah is still no where to be found/seen/heard from.

He must be sh**ing a brick right now trying to figure out how to deal with this.

re: #1 MandyManners

I hope Russia blinks.

blinks? or drinks?

Sounds like its time to tell NORAD to boot up the WOPR, we may need it soon..

"Humanitarian fleet" to watch over "peace corps" ?

Finally, action.

re: #3 Sizzlack

This entire thing is getting so damn aggravating. And the Messiah is still no where to be found/seen/heard from.

He must be sh**ing a brick right now trying to figure out how to deal with this.

The Messiah has been heard from by way of Susan Rice, one of his 300 foreign policy advisers who is having a hissy-fit at John McCain this morning.

The entire thing is right straight out of the Berlin Airlift. (Including Russia's actions.)

re: #6 Peterus

"Humanitarian fleet" to watch over "peace corps" ?

And that's how you do the UN shuffle! Boop dee boop!

repost:

I'll see your "Peacekeeping" bullsh*t and raise you a "Humanitarian" mission.

wolverines!

re: #3 Sizzlack

This entire thing is getting so damn aggravating. And the Messiah is still no where to be found/seen/heard from.

He must be sh**ing a brick right now trying to figure out how to deal with this.

I think his handlers are probably having that issue. I still maintain that the man is an empty suit, a true product of the Chicago machine. I used to live near there; I know the funny business they play.

Back on-topic: I think sending the military is a wise idea. We will be in a good position to put up an effective defense if our fears are realized and Putin gives the order to leave none standing.

re: #3 Sizzlack

This entire thing is getting so damn aggravating. And the Messiah is still no where to be found/seen/heard from.

He must be sh**ing a brick right now trying to figure out how to deal with this.

He's consulting with George Clooney, his foreign policy adviser.

re: #13 maddogg

He's consulting with George Clooney, his foreign policy adviser.

That really did make me laugh aloud.

Putin was expecting Jimmy Carter.

He got Harry Truman.

re: #3 Sizzlack

This entire thing is getting so damn aggravating. And the Messiah is still no where to be found/seen/heard from.

He must be sh**ing a brick right now trying to figure out how to deal with this.

Narry a word.

Clever.

We aid our ally and get military troops on the ground. Even a small detachment can impede the Russian troops who would have to worry about a massive escalation if they engage US forces.

re: #13 maddogg

He's consulting with George Clooney, his foreign policy adviser.

Not Winnie the Pooh?

re: #17 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Clever.

We aid our ally and get military troops on the ground. Even a small detachment can impede the Russian troops who would have to worry about a massive escalation if they engage US forces.

We always support our humanitarian missions with boots on the ground. Even in New Orleans.

They're serving Obama BIG bowls of Poi while he's vacationing...his mother taught him not to speak while his mouth is full...good move Barry, keep eating!

re: #3 Sizzlack

This entire thing is getting so damn aggravating. And the Messiah is still no where to be found/seen/heard from.

He must be sh**ing a brick right now trying to figure out how to deal with this.

He's sending out his minions.

re: #13 maddogg

He's consulting with George Clooney, his foreign policy adviser.

His Military Advisor, Matt Damon, went on record advising Obama to "Matt Damon!"

Hasn't the Russian navy blockaded the Georgian ports? The confrontation may occur at sea.

re: #4 Sizzlack

blinks? or drinks?

Is it a mean drunk?

A few Javelins in the bandages would be a welcome surprise.
[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]

re: #5 locutus

Shall we play a game?

re: #13 maddogg

He's consulting with George Clooney, his foreign policy adviser.

Oye. I'd bet the only advice Clooney could give would be to pressure Putin to give him rights to make a movie out of this when all is said and done. And Clooney will cast himself as Putin of course.

re: #18 Fat Jolly Penguin

Not Winnie the Pooh?

Winnie will be Sec. of Defense (Oh Brother).

Wonder if the relief supplies include replacements and spare parts?

OK Putin...you're move now!

re: #13 maddogg

He's consulting with George Clooney, his foreign policy adviser.

I lost my lust for Clooney this morning. Not even a gagged George would be allowed to eat crackers in my bed.

Glad to see Bush is still the compassionate conservative he always has been.

re: #26 Padre

Shall we play a game?

"Strange game. The only way to win is not to play."
/ Wargames

OT.....we are often amused or angered by Ron Paul (who is my congressman) and his supporters....but I do wish his wife the best.

Ron Paul's Wife in ICU

re: #31 MandyManners

I lost my lust for Clooney this morning. Not even a gagged George would be allowed to eat crackers in my bed.

Good to know.

/:)

re: #30 jorline

OK Putin...you're move now!

However, Bush said already said checkmate.

re: #18 Fat Jolly Penguin

re: #13 maddogg

He's consulting with George Clooney, his foreign policy adviser.

Not Winnie the Pooh?

Leave Obama alone, you bastards! Clooney hasn't answered Obama's email & Scarlet hasn't updated her Facebook in like days! How do you expect Obama to cope with all this foreign relations stuff without his senior advisers?

re: #24 MandyManners

Is it a mean drunk?

Russia is like the guy that shows up to the party late and drinks a ton in 10 minutes to try and catch up to everyone else. Then before you know it he's on the front lawn fighting three people, which is then followed by a lot of throwing up and passing out in the garage.

re: #19 galloping granny

We always support our humanitarian missions with boots on the ground. Even in New Orleans.

True, but there will likely be a sizeable difference in the size of the security elements for this humanitarian mission.

re: #35 maddogg

Good to know.

/:)

I posted some stupid shit sometimes. Faulty brain/finger filter.

re: #34 big steve

OT.....we are often amused or angered by Ron Paul (who is my congressman) and his supporters....but I do wish his wife the best.

Ron Paul's Wife in ICU

Ditto

re: #37 Kenneth

re: #13 maddogg

He's consulting with George Clooney, his foreign policy adviser.

Leave Obama alone, you bastards! Clooney hasn't answered Obama's email & Scarlet hasn't updated her Facebook in like days! How do you expect Obama to cope with all this foreign relations stuff without his senior advisers?

Can't he just finish his poi?

re: #39 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

True, but there will likely be a sizeable difference in the size of the security elements for this humanitarian mission.

It is not size that counts, it is quality. As every woman knows.

re: #38 Sizzlack

Russia is like the guy that shows up to the party late and drinks a ton in 10 minutes to try and catch up to everyone else. Then before you know it he's on the front lawn fighting three people, which is then followed by a lot of throwing up and passing out in the garage.

And, he scares the shit out of the neigbors.

Putin is not doing this on impulse. He wants to pull Georgia back, but I think that he is also probing us.
We could blockade Cuba in retaliation, but I think that the guys in the Kremlin would have a good laugh over that

re: #38 Sizzlack

Russia is like the guy that shows up to the party late and drinks a ton in 10 minutes to try and catch up to everyone else. Then before you know it he's on the front lawn fighting three people, which is then followed by a lot of throwing up and passing out in the garage.

And he claims your garage as his own!

re: #40 MandyManners

I posted some stupid shit sometimes. Faulty brain/finger filter.

You get a pass, Mandy:)

It has been 3 AM for 6 days now and The Annointed One is still asleep.

re: #42 maddogg

Can't he just finish his poi?

Maybe a little Maui Wowi?

I think Russia's military is weak, they've lost the arms race, they're stuff right now is inferior while their only strength is numbers.

At the same time, I don't like these turn of events. I'm glad we're sending "humanitarian aid" but I hope that aid has a few stingers.

re: #43 galloping granny

It is not size that counts, it is quality. As every woman knows.

Of course having both has never hurt.

or has it?

WE DON'T HATE RUSSIA, JUST THEGOVERNMENT.

WE DON'T HATE RUSSIA, JUST PUTIN.

G-d that SH*T sounds familiar.

re: #36 faraway

However, Bush said already said checkmate.

I think he may have checked, checkmate will be the next move.

The Russian army was in complete disarray 5 years ago and no matter how much money Putin throws at it you just cannot rebuild an army that fast, I hope they come to the conclusion that they are in no way ready to take on the battle tested U.S. Army.

re: #48 Rednek

It has been 3 AM for 6 days now and The Annointed One is still asleep.

I'm surprised one of the Clintons has not issued a statement.

re: #49 Kenneth

Maybe a little Maui Wowi?

Damn, been a looooooooong time......

re: #4 Sizzlack

blinks? or drinks?

Maybe our humanitarian aid should include something for those poor Russian soldiers, having to fight so hard. I'm sure they would enjoy some vodka. Say a couple of bottles per soldier?

re: #55 bulwrk

The Russian army was in complete disarray 5 years ago and no matter how much money Putin throws at it you just cannot rebuild an army that fast, I hope they come to the conclusion that they are in no way ready to take on the battle tested U.S. Army.

I don't think that is their intention. But it is their intention to intimidate their neighbors.

re: #42 maddogg

Can't he just finish his poi?

lol!

re: #22 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

His Military Advisor, Matt Damon, went on record advising Obama to "Matt Damon!"

that my friend, was hilarious.

re: #31 MandyManners

I lost my lust for Clooney this morning. Not even a gagged George would be allowed to eat crackers in my bed.

But that Tom Selleck....he is another matter!

re: #55 bulwrk

The Russian army was in complete disarray 5 years ago and no matter how much money Putin throws at it you just cannot rebuild an army that fast, I hope they come to the conclusion that they are in no way ready to take on the battle tested U.S. Army.

Their equipment is a mess & the troops are underpaid & no matter how you slice it, they know that we did in Afghanistan what they could not.

re: #15 CIA Reject

Putin was expecting Jimmy Carter.

He got Harry Truman.

He should have waited until after the election. Now, he's likely pushed more people into the McCain camp.

re: #34 big steve

OT.....we are often amused or angered by Ron Paul (who is my congressman) and his supporters....but I do wish his wife the best.

Ron Paul's Wife in ICU

He needs our support for the quick recovery of his wife. He is my congressman as well.

re: #52 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Of course having both has never hurt.

or has it?

Depends how wealthy your country is. The Byzantines had one of the largest and most effective armies in the world, problem was, their coffers took an immense beating.

Koskidz blame McCain....
McCain's Georgian August Surprise?

Robert Scheer raises a very interesting question over at truthdig, namely whether Georgian lobbyist and McCain senior foreign policy adviser Randy Scheunemann had any role in stoking the current crisis in a misguided (one can hope) attempt to boost McCain's hawkish stature by giving him the opportunity to bluster against the good old Russian Bear.
.....
This certainly does seemed to be feeding into John McCain's angry old warmonger strategy, and we all know the GOP would give their eyeteeth to have the Soviets back to rail against (Now that was a moneymaker!).
....
....getting the American public engaged on this matter would require an honest and objective look at the situation, one which would take into account the deliberately provocative moves of the Georgian government and the web which connects this event to so many other ill-founded foreign policy ploys by the very same players.

Progressive!

This is reassuring news from President Bush.

Canada will be sending a million dollars to help with humanitarian work in Georgia. Half will go to the Red Cross, which "has made a worldwide appeal to the public for $8 million."

"The announcement of Canadian aid comes a day after Prime Minister Stephen Harper condemned Russia's incursions into Georgian territory and said it was imperative that Russia respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia."

re: #55 bulwrk

The US rebuilt it's military in a very short time in WW2... if the Russian oil money has been getting poured into the military it could be quite formidable. On the other hand the operation has been run so quickly as to avoid having to deal with US combat troops/world opinion... just hoping that where it looks like someone may have miscalculated on the number of troops needed to make the whole thing end quickly enough before any form of international aid (read US intervention) in the matter starts is a correct gut feeling...

Maybe a little OT, but this could be real interesting...

U.S.-Russia Naval Exercise May Be Canceled

The Chosen One made a big deal in Berlin about the Berlin Airlift (without actually mentioning Truman) so it will be interesting to see his reaction to a real time use of military for humanitarian purposes.

re: #64 Kosh's Shadow

He should have waited until after the election. Now, he's likely pushed more people into the McCain camp.

He couldn't afford to wait any longer. The world's attention was universally distracted. This was the prime moment to strike. He can deal with McCain later if he can but win this little victory before the world awakens.

I'm hearing faint echoes of Khrushchev banging his shoe upon the table, though.

re: #56 faraway

I'm surprised one of the Clintons has not issued a statement.

If Hillary issued a statement she would be accused of trying to cut Obama out of his rightful place. She isn't ready to do that.

Bill is finally doing what ex-presidents are supposed to do - shut the hell up and play golf.

re: #23 BrianA Yes, they've taken over the port city of Poti and are sinking Georgian ships at an apparently alarming rate.
That's one reason why we are sending not just Air Assets to deliver the humanitarian and medical aid, but are sending our Navy in to do the same thing.

Saying this could get ugly is awfully repetitive, but IF Russia should be stupid enough to try to use military force to stop our Air Force and/or Navy the military situation in Georgia will change in less than 12 hours.

re: #13 maddogg

He's consulting with George Clooney, his foreign policy adviser.

Now that is scary, because it is true. These ego maniacs live in a pretend world where their charisma and intelligence can cure every problem. How do they know they are so smart? Because they tell each other constantly. This reinforcement appears to double ones IQ.

re: #59 Nevergiveup

That they can do up until they see U.S. military personal on the ground in Georgia delivering aid, that should be a big flashing red light for them.

re: #64 Kosh's Shadow

He should have waited until after the election. Now, he's likely pushed more people into the McCain camp.

ROVE YOU MAGNIFICENT BASTARD ! ! ! :-)

re: #67 Killgore Trout

Yeah, it all makes sense now... Bush cooked this whole thing up so McCain could look "presidential" and Obama could demonstrate just how clueless he really is. Rove, you magnificent bastard!

Rush is talking about Susan Rice's asshattery now...

re: #67 Killgore Trout

Good grief.

I hope we're moving in some Patriots to our bases in Iraq, I doubt we were doing so previously.

Bush should send Bill Clinton to Georgia to negotiate a peace.

/obamanuts heads exploding

re: #70 CheDub

Maybe a little OT, but this could be real interesting...

U.S.-Russia Naval Exercise May Be Canceled

Not canceled, just moved.

all we need now is a few J-DAM landslides on those LOC's.......

re: #70 CheDub

Maybe a little OT, but this could be real interesting...

U.S.-Russia Naval Exercise May Be Canceled

It may be happening sooner than they thought and it won't be an exercise.

re: #68 Josephine

SOunds like Bush is going all unilateral like again!

re: #66 Grand Poobah

You spoiled my not so subtle innuendo with your logical factual response!

re: #76 bulwrk

That they can do up until they see U.S. military personal on the ground in Georgia delivering aid, that should be a big flashing red light for them.

I would think so. I wonder how prominent that military personal will be?

re: #63 opnion

Their equipment is a mess & the troops are underpaid & no matter how you slice it, they know that we did in Afghanistan what they could not.

and from around the world, not next door.

re: #71 mpax

The Chosen One made a big deal in Berlin about the Berlin Airlift (without actually mentioning Truman) so it will be interesting to see his reaction to a real time use of military for humanitarian purposes.

A brilliant stroke by the evil genius Bush!

It's the only type of military action the LLLs will support - but of ocourse they'd rather give the help to Russia.

The army isn't meals on wheels.

-Rush Limbaugh.

Have we stopped to ask what did we do to make Russia so gosh darned angry? Did we invalidate their feelings in some way? Aren't we really to blame? Think of the children, friends.

re: #83 maddogg

Not canceled, just moved.

And perhaps not joint.

For anyone interested, the Ministry of Foreign Affaris of Georgia blog.

Latest entries include the transcript of President Saakashvili's press conference this morning, and a running timeline of what's happened so far.

Also the website of Lech Kaczynski, President of Poland. He's got a Georgia dedicated column down on the right side of his page.

And one more from Dancho Danchev's Blog - The Russia vs Georgia Cyber Attack.

Happy reading.

rush is going off LOL

re: #7 Basho

Finally, action.

Be careful what you wish for! This isn't some flippin' game, you know!

I recommend not watching this.

re: #24 MandyManners

Is it a mean drunk?

Yeah, Russia is a really mean drunk.

re: #95 Russkilitlover

Be careful what you wish for! This isn't some flippin' game, you know!

"Amen" to go with the up-ding

re: #88 Nevergiveup

I would think so. I wonder how prominent that military personal will be?

Since it is the mililtary delivering the aid, I would suspect that the military will be fairly prominent in the military operation of bringing in aid. We don't work for the Red Cross, after all.

re: #93 Suihei Deloi

For anyone interested, the Ministry of Foreign Affaris of Georgia blog.

Latest entries include the transcript of President Saakashvili's press conference this morning, and a running timeline of what's happened so far.

Also the website of Lech Kaczynski, President of Poland. He's got a Georgia dedicated column down on the right side of his page.

And one more from Dancho Danchev's Blog - The Russia vs Georgia Cyber Attack.

Happy reading.

Any idea when [Link: www.aboutgeorgia.net...] will come back?

re: #3 Sizzlack

This entire thing is getting so damn aggravating. And the Messiah is still no where to be found/seen/heard from.

He must be sh**ing a brick right now trying to figure out how to deal with this.

The should check the bathroom that John Edwards cowered in. I hear that's a great place to curl up in a ball, rock yourself, and hum monotonously.

re: #1 MandyManners

I hope Russia blinks.

I don't think they're going to.

re: #95 Russkilitlover

Be careful what you wish for! This isn't some flippin' game, you know!

Quite right. I think Bush is doing exactly the right thing, but anyone who wishes for escalation hasn't seen much of the nastiness in the world.

Right on President Bush!

Make sure those ships and planes are loaded for Bear.

re: #91 Kenneth

Have we stopped to ask what did we do to make Russia so gosh darned angry? Did we invalidate their feelings in some way? Aren't we really to blame? Think of the children, friends.

Yes. The Left has. We gave them the 'wrong signals'. what you might ask, were those? We approved of democracy and anti-corruption measures. Bush the bumbler. I heard this on Fox last night from a GOP Congressman from Illinois who is endorsing Obama and The Dean of The Pepperdine Law School.

re: #91 Kenneth

...Did we invalidate their feelings in some way? ...

LOL
That has such a ring of outragous violation.

Are we going to have to go save Europe again?

re: #80 scottishbuzzsaw

The Koskidz are furiously spinning today. They're really hoping this blows up and America is digraced. Somehow Obama is supposed to win the day.

Russia must think this is the dead of winter.

bbl

Mr. Obama, this is your 3 a.m. wake-up call.
Mr. Obama to the white courtesy telephone please?
Bueller? Anyone?

re: #69 anotherindyfilmguy

The US rebuilt it's military in a very short time in WW2... if the Russian oil money has been getting poured into the military it could be quite formidable. On the other hand the operation has been run so quickly as to avoid having to deal with US combat troops/world opinion... just hoping that where it looks like someone may have miscalculated on the number of troops needed to make the whole thing end quickly enough before any form of international aid (read US intervention) in the matter starts is a correct gut feeling...

russia's big problem in "rebuilding" their military is a fundamental one. no amount of money will change the basic psychological differences in the population pool they draw their recruits from, compared to the US, nor will it change the philosophy's of employment.

the Narod will be the Narod for the foreseeable future, and they would have to rebuild their entire military apparatus from the ground up.

that's not going to happen, because the people in charge still think the same old way.

I would imagine American "humanitarian aid" also includes shipments of weapons for the Georgian military.

re: #94 trailortrash

The astonishing thing (to me) is how many Russian propagandists exist in this country.

re: #69 anotherindyfilmguy

The US rebuilt it's military in a very short time in WW2.

I am not sure what you mean by that, if you're talking about Korea we were only 8 years removed from WWII and much of the military infrastructure was still in place.We did not have to rebuild the army we just had to reconstitute it.

The question I have is did the Georgians really move into South Ossetia and Abkhazia without provocation. If they did... Let Georgia hang.

If South Ossetia and Abkhazia did give Georgia cause, i.e. Seperatist Forces did attack Georgia proper, different matter.

If Georgians didn't actually move, Russians are pulling what amounts to Operation Himmler.

re: #108 Killgore Trout

The Koskidz are furiously spinning today. They're really hoping this blows up and America is digraced. Somehow Obama is supposed to win the day.

For good or ill, the day will have come and gone before Obama, a very junior US senator, will get a chance to do anything one way or the other about the day.

re: #103 Cognito

Not escalating and beating down the aggressor will only mean death and destruction on a larger scale later on down the line when Russia invades NATO members who used to be part of the USSR...

Richard Danzig, who served as Navy Secretary under President Clinton and is tipped to become National Security Adviser in an Obama White House, told a major foreign policy conference in Washington that the future of US strategy in the war on terrorism should follow a lesson from the pages of Winnie the Pooh, which can be shortened to: if it is causing you too much pain, try something else.

snip

“Here is Edward Bear, coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump on the back of his head behind Christopher Robin. It is, as far as he knows, the only way of coming down stairs. But sometimes he thinks there really is another way if only he could stop bumping a minute and think about it.”

JUST AS A REMINDER

re: #104 Maximu§

Right on President Bush!

Make sure those ships and planes are loaded for Bear.

and while you're at it, email me: i hear there's a Cav Ball at your house saturday...... %-)

re: #114 Dianna

Yes, we have many domestic enemies, and they have freedoms they could not possibly enjoy if they, themselves governed.

re: #114 Dianna

The astonishing thing (to me) is how many Russian propagandists exist in this country.

Really? You have been registered here since 2004. How can this be a surprise?

re: #45 opnion

We could hit Iran in retaliation - sucks to be a "proxy" when the big boys start something.

re: #95 Russkilitlover

Be careful what you wish for! This isn't some flippin' game, you know!

Indeed it isn't any kind of game at all. Certainly not to the democratic government of Georgia, and certainly not to Russia or to us.
But as I said on one of these threads before, you can't always chose the time and place to "make war" and if our forces, delivering humanitarian aid, are attacked by Russia, then it won't be any kind of game, will it?

re: #108 Killgore Trout

The Koskidz are furiously spinning today. They're really hoping this blows up and America is digraced. Somehow Obama is supposed to win the day.

You are a brave soul to enter the fevered swamps.

Long term consequences isn't an empty threat btw.

[Link: www.ifpri.org...]

re: #115 bulwrk

The US rebuilt it's military in a very short time in WW2.

I am not sure what you mean by that, if you're talking about Korea we were only 8 years removed from WWII and much of the military infrastructure was still in place.We did not have to rebuild the army we just had to reconstitute it.

maybe he means 38-40 or so to 42-43?

re: #107 Mike in Georgia

Indirectly, yes.

But it will only last so long. We'll get tired, or distracted, or lose our will, in 10, 20, 50 or 70 years, and then Russia will rush in.

Sorry.

re: #120 redc1c4

and while you're at it, email me: i hear there's a Cav Ball at your house saturday...... %-)

You wanna come over?

It starts at 3:00...please tell me how to email someone in here.

#36. Neither checkmate nor check yet. However, a strong counterattack by Pres. Bush.

re: #58 Kosh's Shadow

Maybe our humanitarian aid should include something for those poor Russian soldiers, having to fight so hard. I'm sure they would enjoy some vodka. Say a couple of bottles per soldier?

Perhaps the best defense against the Red Army would be to preposition warehouses full of vodka near the borders.

re: #118 anotherindyfilmguy

Yes, of course. Which is why I called it "exactly the right thing."

re: #70 CheDub

US-Russia Naval Excercise - Might it be upgrade to US -Russian Standoff?

re: #100 MandyManners

I didn't know about that one, but I was able to surf to it fine just now. I got my original links from a post in Beyond the Beyond here.

Did anyone manage to put the video on YouTube of Georgia kicking Russia's @ss in Olympic Judo last night?

re: #118 anotherindyfilmguy

Not escalating and beating down the aggressor will only mean death and destruction on a larger scale later on down the line when Russia invades NATO members who used to be part of the USSR...

The key lesson of history.

Aggression: pay now or pay much more later.

re: #107 Mike in Georgia

Are we going to have to go save Europe again?

Maybe. We'll see how things turn out.

re: #126 Thanos

Long term consequences isn't an empty threat btw.

[Link: www.ifpri.org...]

There was a tiny little report somewhere just before this blew up that Russia had just instituted new import and export agricultural controls ala the old Soviet style 5 year plans.

re: #127 redc1c4

Oh you're right I misread it, I still don't think you can compare the two.

re: #115 bulwrk

The US rebuilt it's military in a very short time in WW2.

I am not sure what you mean by that, if you're talking about Korea we were only 8 years removed from WWII and much of the military infrastructure was still in place.We did not have to rebuild the army we just had to reconstitute it.

We had to basically rebuild the army to fight WWII. That's what I think he means.

re: #129 Maximu§

You wanna come over?

It starts at 3:00...please tell me how to email someone in here.

You going to have those Chinese girl divers there!

re: #137 galloping granny

There was a tiny little report somewhere just before this blew up that Russia had just instituted new import and export agricultural controls ala the old Soviet style 5 year plans.

[Link: www.lol.org.ua...]

re: #115 bulwrk

I meant rebuild. We gutted the military after WWI ended and had to expand rapidly to deal with WWII.

As for Russia pouring money in to rebuild the military, most of the problems in the military were poverty induced. Pay the troops enough that they don't have to rob new recruits of uniforms and clamp down on corruption/build up morale/train a lot/upkeep-replace equipment and make them feel appreciated are what they really needed to bring troops around to combat ready from barely surviving the winters.

re: #105 pat

That would be this guy:

The third "Republican for Obama" after Ms. Hauser and Mr. Chafee — and the only other one who participated in the call — was a former congressman from Iowa, James Leach. Mr. Leach took to the House floor in 2004 to deliver a speech titled "The Case for Restraint in Iran," warning against American or Israeli attacks on the mullahs's nuclear facilities. "It is hard to believe that outside military intervention would lead to anything except greater ensconcement of authoritarian mullah rule," Mr. Leach said, calling instead for America to agree to a comprehensive nuclear test ban. In 2006, when the House voted 397 to 21 to pass the Iran Freedom Support Act that toughened sanctions on Tehran, Mr. Leach was one of the 21 congressmen who opposed it.

[Link: www.nysun.com...]

re: #81 itellu3times

I hope we're moving in some Patriots to our bases in Iraq, I doubt we were doing so previously.

Not a topic for discussion. Loose lips sink ships and all.

re: #139 Honorary Yooper

We had to basically rebuild the army to fight WWII. That's what I think he means.

We had some big advantages though. Many of the training centers we had built to handle WWI were still standing. (We have since dismantled every single one of them and even sold off most of the land involved.)

re: #144 CommonCents

Ditto.

re: #128 Dianna

We got so tired of the cold war that thirty something years after it started the soviet union collapsed and we declared victory/peace dividend time...

Like a true bully, Russia always backs down.

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Adviser's Firm Pockets $$ While Counseling McCain on Georgia

John McCain and his lackeys have taken being in someone's pocket to a whole new level. Heck, look at the cross-marketing campaign they've got going, with Georgian President Saakashvilli giving their man a personal shout-out when the cameras turn his way.

Beware the Georgian Lobby!

Slightly OT; A women at our denomination's "Peace Blog" announced the coming of that horrible "Arlington" exhibit which depicts all the brave, fallen servicemen and women as victims in "Bush's War". I am going to respond, but wanted some feedback here for further ammunition. I'm going to ask her if they wouldn't be of better service protesting outside the Russian embassy and work on the next war.

re: #148 cod_is_great

Like a true bully, Russia always backs down.

I think the Poles, the Czechs, and the Germans would strongly disagree with that statement.

re: #116 kuffar "The question I have is did the Georgians really move into South Ossetia and Abkhazia without provocation. If they did... Let Georgia hang."

Why, how kind of you to treat another democracy (Georgia that is) that way.
Do you think the Russians "just happened" to have ALL of those tank columns, mechanized infantry and heavy artillery (not to mention their Air Force which - as per Russian military thinking - is bombing the crap out of CIVILIANS) sitting in place ready to invade Georgia?

Please, no apologists for Russia out here, ok?

A basketfull of Russian designed EFP's confiscated in Iraq and delivered thru Iran would work nicely on the road to S. Ossetia right about now.

re: #120 redc1c4

email sent

Russia also reported nearly a 12 percent inflation rate recently, this whole action might be to distract their public from the pressing problems at home.

re: #140 Big Steve

You going to have those Chinese girl divers there!

Well its a pool party....sure why not!

re: #114 Dianna Amen to that one (see my #152)

re: #143 seekeroftruth

Ah, from the school of "Fighting back only makes it worse."

re: #114 Dianna

The astonishing thing (to me) is how many Russian propagandists exist in this country.

Look at the average Leftist/Dem and you will see an apologist/propagandist. Now how many of those do we have?

re: #151 galloping granny

It took an invasion for Russia to start fighting Hitler.

I am being barraged with emails attacking "La Russophobe," by the way, and screaming that I'm being unfair to the Discovery Institute. They're angry and raging that I've posted La Russophobe's article connecting the DI's Russia Blog with the "Russia Today" propaganda channel.

There's something very very stinky going on here. They may think they're going to intimidate me into shying away from the topic with these tactics, but it's achieving exactly the opposite.

re: #69 anotherindyfilmguy

WW2 was a different game, was more about boots on the ground, supply of steel, tanks, how many bombs you could get in the air. I don't think money alone would erase the technological deficit that Russia faces today.

That being said, I'd rather not test it, and I'd hate to be wrong.

re: #150 Spenser (with an S)

Make a list of all the Democrats who voted for "Bush's War". It will be a long list.

re: #161 Charles

Thread worthy?

re: #158 Silhouette

Ah, from the school of "Fighting back only makes it worse."

If you simply give them what they want, whenever they want it, then there would never be any fighting.

Surely you can see that?

/

re: #161 Charles

You know you're over the target when you start getting flak.

re: #155 Thanos

Economic mess at home = military adventurism abroad. Nothing brings together the Russians like a good war.

I'm sure the left will recognize that aforementioned statement. Because they always trot it out when dealing with the US and its defense. Here, it stings all the more since it is true. The Russians weren't attacked, and invaded Georgia claiming to protect the rights of the South Ossetians. Yet, they're doing more than protecting the South Ossetians, but pushing right to destroying the Georgian government and taking out Georgian towns all over the place.

re: #152 realwest

"The question I have is did the Georgians really move into South Ossetia and Abkhazia without provocation. If they did... Let Georgia hang."

Why, how kind of you to treat another democracy (Georgia that is) that way.
Do you think the Russians "just happened" to have ALL of those tank columns, mechanized infantry and heavy artillery (not to mention their Air Force which - as per Russian military thinking - is bombing the crap out of CIVILIANS) sitting in place ready to invade Georgia?

Please, no apologists for Russia out here, ok?

Amen, Real. I asked that question yesterday about whether or not the US knew those tanks were in place and if they had informed Georgia. I would still like to know the answer to that one.

re: #161 Charles

I am being barraged with emails attacking "La Russophobe," by the way, and screaming that I'm being unfair to the Discovery Institute. They're angry and raging that I've posted La Russophobe's article connecting the DI's Russia Blog with the "Russia Today" propaganda channel.

There's something very very stinky going on here. They may think they're going to intimidate me into shying away from the topic with these tactics, but it's achieving exactly the opposite.

I guess my question here, Charles, is this: Is the Discovery Institute a "scientific" body whose main interest revolves around evolution or are they a political agency? It would seem to me that you can't really be both.

re: #19 galloping granny

We always support our humanitarian missions with boots on the ground. Even in New Orleans.

New Orleans is more dangerous than Georgia, even with the Russian soldiers running around.

re: #165 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

If you simply give them what they want, whenever they want it, then there would never be any fighting.

Surely you can see that?

/

I can't see that and don't call me Shirley.

/Hey, SOMEBODY had to say it!

re: #91 Kenneth

Have we stopped to ask what did we do to make Russia so gosh darned angry? Did we invalidate their feelings in some way? Aren't we really to blame? Think of the children, friends.

We keep importing all their good looking women. And I say; NEVER STOP!

re: #142 anotherindyfilmguy

But what you just described is what makes it difficult, during WWII Americans were highly motivated and focused all of our industrial might in the cause. That does not compare a better analogy would be how long did it take us to rebuild a neglected and demoralized military after Vietnam.

re: #137 galloping granny And of course we all know how the Soviet's great 5 year plans worked out, don't we?

re: #162 chitown55

Money alone was not all that was needed or the Russians to help their military, but imo it is a key component without which the rest couldn't get off the ground without.

As I've been noting, the US has limited options, but that doesn't mean that it must sit back and do nothing. The humanitarian aid is one step. There are others.

re: #27 Sizzlack

Oye. I'd bet the only advice Clooney could give would be to pressure Putin to give him rights to make a movie out of this when all is said and done. And Clooney will cast himself as Putin of course.

The problem is that C. Looney is only able to portray two kinds of characters: Lovable rogue and driven crusader. Which would be Putin? No, I think C. Looney would have to make up a character that is torn between his duty and the Georgian woman he loves.

/do I have to?

re: #144 CommonCents

Not a topic for discussion. Loose lips sink ships and all.

Understood, lots of stuff I don't speculate about online even though I'm Joe Nobody, but this one was low enough on the hey-what-about list to mention on a blog. And Patriots travel fast.

Just looking at maps ...

re: #160 cod_is_great

It took an invasion for Russia to start fighting Hitler.

Certainly that is true. But when they did, they did not stop. And they would not have stopped when they did if they had not been facing the US Army.

re: #161 Charles

I still can't wrap my head around the DI connection with Soviet style propagandists. It's surreal.

re: #161 Charles
Good on you Charles!
Can we help in any way?

re: #158 Silhouette

Ah, from the school of "Fighting back only makes it worse."

Yup. More RINO than Republican. And certainly not the "prominent " Republicans that the Financial Times is promoting.

re: #172 maddogg

We keep importing all their good looking women. And I say; NEVER STOP!

I notice that most of the Russian women are Ukrainians. hmmmm

re: #161 Charles

Share?

Minuteman missile might be visible in pre-dawn launch

and

Unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile was successfully launched From Calif. Base.

The ICBM was launched at 1:01 a.m. PDT and its three unarmed re-entry vehicles traveled about 4,220 miles over the Pacific Ocean to targets near the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, an Air Force statement said.

I am sure this was planned well in advance of the current confrontation with Russia, but it still send a powerful message.

re: #172 maddogg

Russian women are more expensive to keep up than the presidential yacht.

re: #166 Killgore Trout

You know you're over the target when you start getting flak.

It's a cat blog now, you know you're getting close when they cough up a hair ball on you.

re: #152 realwest

"The question I have is did the Georgians really move into South Ossetia and Abkhazia without provocation. If they did... Let Georgia hang."

Why, how kind of you to treat another democracy (Georgia that is) that way.
Do you think the Russians "just happened" to have ALL of those tank columns, mechanized infantry and heavy artillery (not to mention their Air Force which - as per Russian military thinking - is bombing the crap out of CIVILIANS) sitting in place ready to invade Georgia?

Please, no apologists for Russia out here, ok?

There has also been an ongoing cyber war against Georgian interests and government servers by Russian hackers for quite some time before the invasion. This invasion was planned for a long time by Putin.

re: #180 funky chicken

It's surreal.

There's a lot of that going around lately.

Look at what's going on at the DI's Russia Blog -- a non-stop flood of pro-Russian propaganda.

[Link: www.russiablog.org...]

re: #161 Charles

Turned on Rush for five minutes, heard some Russian screaming at Rush, and Rush screaming back, ... and turned it off, neither seemed to be making a lick of sense.

And was that the Russian ambassador to the US or UN on Charly Rose last night, going on about the Russian peacekeepers? Only listened to a little, but Rose seemed to be grinding him back pretty hard, for Rose.

The neo-Soviets are in full propaganda mode, that example of the Pravda response to Max Boot was the crudest stuff I've seen in decades.

Yes, there is something going on.

re: #70 CheDub

Maybe a little OT, but this could be real interesting...

U.S.-Russia Naval Exercise May Be Canceled

Are you kidding me. The exercise is called FRUKUS.

At the start of this I questioned if Georgia had provoked the Russian Bear, but after reading VDH's article in here yesterday, theres no question, Russia is on the move and needs to be stopped.

I just hope the EU has the Balls to back us up.

re: #179 galloping granny

"they would not have stopped when they did if they had not been facing the US Army."
Hence my point.

re: #161 Charles

I am being barraged with emails attacking "La Russophobe," by the way, and screaming that I'm being unfair to the Discovery Institute. They're angry and raging that I've posted La Russophobe's article connecting the DI's Russia Blog with the "Russia Today" propaganda channel.

There's something very very stinky going on here. They may think they're going to intimidate me into shying away from the topic with these tactics, but it's achieving exactly the opposite.

I've also noticed several posters here pulling similar things here. Yawning at threads and saying that we need to drop things and move on.

I think this is a pretty coordinated effort.

re: #56 faraway

I'm surprised one of the Clintons has not issued a statement.

Just waiting for after the fact, so they can say exactly the correct thing.

re: #183 Golem Akbar

I notice that most of the Russian women are Ukrainians. hmmmm

Yes, they are doing something right there......

re: #187 jcm

Sorry for going off topic. This will steer the conversation in the right direction.

re: #185 Bubblehead II

Minuteman missile might be visible in pre-dawn launch

and

Unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile was successfully launched From Calif. Base.

The ICBM was launched at 1:01 a.m. PDT and its three unarmed re-entry vehicles traveled about 4,220 miles over the Pacific Ocean to targets near the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, an Air Force statement said.

I am sure this was planned well in advance of the current confrontation with Russia, but it still send a powerful message.

Heh heh heheheheheh. That makes me smile.

Yesss!
God bless America!
God bless president Bush!

Thanks from Latvia a Georgia ally. Instead of Georgia might been Latvia or other country - so thanks to U.S.

re: #161 Charles

I am being barraged with emails attacking "La Russophobe," by the way, and screaming that I'm being unfair to the Discovery Institute. They're angry and raging that I've posted La Russophobe's article connecting the DI's Russia Blog with the "Russia Today" propaganda channel.

There's something very very stinky going on here. They may think they're going to intimidate me into shying away from the topic with these tactics, but it's achieving exactly the opposite.

They don't know you very well, do they?

re: #193 Maximu§

I just hope the EU has the Balls to back us up.

Thats a good one, i needed a good laugh

It's 3 AM and Lord Obama is vacationing in Hawaii.

I'm listening to Bush on C-SPAN giving his earlier pronouncement. There is zero hesitation in his cadence and absolute, direct resolve in his pronouncements. He means what he says.

Rice is meeting with Sarkozy before going onto Tblisi in order to coordinate a unified message with France leading the cease-fire effort. She will give a presser at 1500 hours EST on C-SPAN.

If Russia doesn't stop and pull back, IMHO, Ukraine should be admitted into NATO tomorrow. 50,000,000 Ukrainians ready to kick ass would be a nice chess move.

re: #180 funky chicken

I still can't wrap my head around the DI connection with Soviet style propagandists. It's surreal.

No less surreal than the DI connection with radical Islamists. The DI is being used as a useful idiot by the experts in the field. The enemy of my enemy is definitely still an enemy of me when it comes to radical Islam and Russian Imperialism.

re: #173 bulwrk

You're absolutely correct. That's a much, much better analogy.

re: #186 cod_is_great

Russian women are more expensive to keep up than the presidential yacht.

And the ride is much more turbulent.

re: #190 Charles
Sorry Charles, I've no intention of going over there.
I'm more than happy to take your word for it.

re: #167 lawhawk

Economic mess at home = military adventurism abroad. Nothing brings together the Russians like a good war.

I'm sure the left will recognize that aforementioned statement. Because they always trot it out when dealing with the US and its defense. Here, it stings all the more since it is true. The Russians weren't attacked, and invaded Georgia claiming to protect the rights of the South Ossetians Sudetens of Russian Origin. Yet, they're doing more than protecting the South Ossetians Sudetens of Russian Origin, but pushing right to destroying the Georgian government and taking out Georgian towns all over the place.

There, fixed that for ya!

Isn't it convenient that the House & Senate are on recess?
You just know that Dem leadership does not waant to comment.
They want to see how events play out & more than anything where public opnion is.
If they can turn this to political advantage they will, national welfare be damned.

Condi is meeting with France.

France will be assisting the Russians in waving the white flag.

/ couldn't resist

I hope they send a truck load of Javelin missiles and some anti-tank gunners. This would help with the Russian tank infestation they are experiencing in that part of the world.
As we say in the missile business: "Shoot the missiles, we'll make more."

Meanwhile, as the world teeters on the brink of war, Fox News is pushing their non-stop coverage of Caylee Anthony.

Disgusting.

"the risk of making a fetish of democracy promotion"

re: #190 Charles

So it's a fetish now?! Who the hell are these people!

re: #152 realwest

Democracy or not, if they initiated without provocation, then Russian response is justified. Sorry. Just because it is a democracy doesn't give them a free pass.

Is it Russian apologism to ask 'Who started this?"

re: #200 SoftS

Yesss!
God bless America!
God bless president Bush!

Thanks from Latvia a Georgia ally. Instead of Georgia might been Latvia or other country - so thanks to U.S.

((((((SoftS))))))

re: #195 Mars Needs Neocons Indeed, very coordinated. I have this really BAD feeling that there is a whole lot more going on with and in this situation than we know about right now.

re: #213 Charles

Meanwhile, as the world teeters on the brink of war, Fox News is pushing their non-stop coverage of Caylee Anthony.

Disgusting.

Not everyone is interested in the Russia story.

re: #108 Killgore Trout

The L³eft win when America loses. This is the equation that they are operating on, and that we should judge their actions based on. They want this to blow up and America to be disgraced.

Then Obama wins. At least in their minds. I don't think it will work out that way in practice.

re: #213 Charles

Meanwhile, as the world teeters on the brink of war, Fox News is pushing their non-stop coverage of Caylee Anthony.

Disgusting.

I've had the east coast version on all morning. They are giving the Georgian situation about 50% of the coverage.

/I do wish they would focus less on missing children. Particularly Greta. She seems to focus on nothing at all ever other than missing white girls.

I'm too old for all this excitement.......

I am also praying that Puta has no stones for a bold response.

I am not too old to squeeze slowly without breathing however!

re: #207 Ford_Prefect

A friend of mine was trying to pick up a Russian chick in a bar. He almost sealed the deal until she found out he drove a Ford Ranger.

re: #213 Charles

Meanwhile, as the world teeters on the brink of war, Fox News is pushing their non-stop coverage of Caylee Anthony.

Disgusting.

A good example of why I stopped watching FNC a while back. The rest of the "news" channels or the alphabet networks was decades ago.

re: #193 Maximu§

I just hope the EU has the Balls to back us up.

Hello, you must be new here. We call this planet Earth.

The first US C-17 has landed in Tblisi...no link yet...

re: #213 Charles

Meanwhile, as the world teeters on the brink of war, Fox News is pushing their non-stop coverage of Caylee Anthony.

Disgusting.

Who?

re: #220 galloping granny

One pretty white girl to the MSM is equal to a million dead Africans.

re: #225 Spider Mensch

The first US C-17 has landed in Tblisi...no link yet...

Where are you hearing this, at least.

re: #213 Charles

Meanwhile, as the world teeters on the brink of war, Fox News is pushing their non-stop coverage of Caylee Anthony.

Disgusting.

They've got a lady in Moscow and a male reporter in Georgia. Yet, we get polluted with human- interest stories. Is their daytime viewer demographic that shallow? (Ize gonna watch muh stories afore Ize goze tah 7-11 for sum cigarettes...)?

re: #215 kuffar

Democracy or not, if they initiated without provocation, then Russian response is justified. Sorry. Just because it is a democracy doesn't give them a free pass.

Is it Russian apologism to ask 'Who started this?"

Would the Americans have been justified in invading Iraq and eliminating Saddam Hussein simply because he took over Kuwait back in 1991? Supposing that Georgia did initiate the whole kerfluffle, it's an analogous situation. In any event, that does not give Russia any latitude to invade a sovereign country, much less one that poses no active threat to Russia (as opposed to Iraq, whose ties to terrorism and dangerous weapons are well-documented).

Bush said he is sending Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to meet with in France with French President Nicolas Sarkozy

Oh good, I feel so much better now.

re: #3 Sizzlack

This entire thing is getting so damn aggravating. And the Messiah is still no where to be found/seen/heard from.

He must be sh**ing a brick right now trying to figure out how to deal with this.

Lol.

Better he should evacuate masonic building material now, so that the USA can see how hapless he is and not vote him into office.

re: #222 cod_is_great

A friend of mine was trying to pick up a Russian chick in a bar. He almost sealed the deal until she found out he drove a Ford Ranger.

Gotta love capitalism. It is all about supply and demand. Few hot Russian women, lots of guys with Ford Rangers.

re: #215 kuffar

Democracy or not, if they initiated without provocation, then Russian response is justified. Sorry. Just because it is a democracy doesn't give them a free pass.

Is it Russian apologism to ask 'Who started this?"

Kind of late for it as the situation between Russia and Georgia has been going on for several years now and Russia has made specific threats to grind into dust any of their former satellite countries that considered hosting the US missile shield.

The only people who seem to be asking that question are those too lazy to look up the history.

And then there is the size difference - Mother Russia versus a little country the size of Vermont? Do you really have any questions about who the aggressor might be?

re: #230 thedopefishlives

In canada they had a CBC story last night on a beluga whale for 10 minutes.

re: #215 kuffar It is if it isn't accompanied by mentioning the ASTOUNDING coincidence that Russia had ALL THOSE TANKS and MECHANIZED INFANTRY and ARTILLERY and that NAVAL Squadron just sitting right on the border with Georgia.

#119

Eff Richard...we need Glenn!

[Link: images.search.yahoo.com...]

re: #228 Silhouette

Where are you hearing this, at least.

Fox website headline...

re: #200 SoftS

Thanks from Latvia a Georgia ally. Instead of Georgia might been Latvia or other country - so thanks to U.S.

Well put, and thanks. All of our Baltic friends have good reason for concern, as well as the Moldovans, Armenians and Azerbaijanis. Russia is interested in tidying up its imperial hem, and Georgia happened to have drawn the short straw. Gazprom didn't have an ownership stake in that fat oil pipeline before, but I bet it will now. Hope they choke.

re: #116 kuffar

The question I have is did the Georgians really move into South Ossetia and Abkhazia without provocation. If they did... Let Georgia hang.

If South Ossetia and Abkhazia did give Georgia cause, i.e. Seperatist Forces did attack Georgia proper, different matter.

If Georgians didn't actually move, Russians are pulling what amounts to Operation Himmler.

Russia has a long history of using the agent provocateur, to start shit like this. Give them "plausible deniablity" so to speak. Russian has been stirring the Ossetia pot for for a while. This little expedition into Georgia wasn't just throw together in response to Georgia, it's been in the works waiting for the excuse to go.

re: #218 MandyManners

Not everyone is interested in the Russia story.

Which is a bit worrisome since this is has potential to be a lot more due to the players involved. I'd say the Georgia-Russia situation is far more important on the world stage now than almost anything else.

It is week 3 of the GOP folks holding the fort (in our US Capitol) in their revolt against Pelosi's dereliction of duty re: drilling here & now.

Energy Supply = National Security.

First Russian learned in high school freshman russian language class way back in 1974

руки вверх - Hands Up.

re: #227 pegcity

One pretty white girl to the MSM is equal to a million dead Africans.

Bullshit. 500,000 tops.

re: #238 Spider Mensch

Fox website headline...

here...
[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

What is the common goal of the Disco Institute and Soviet propagandists? Who's funding whom? And why? The relationship is undeniable but all the explanations I can think of are far fetched. Anyone have any ideas?

re: #122 Ford_Prefect

Whenever it appears here - or on Limbaugh - it surprises me.

re: #114 Dianna

The astonishing thing (to me) is how many Russian propagandists exist in this country.

You mean like the NY Slimes, most college faculty, etc.?

re: #225 Spider Mensch

The first US C-17 has landed in Tblisi...no link yet...

Wow. That was quick.

re: #229 Sol Roth

They've got a lady in Moscow and a male reporter in Georgia. Yet, we get polluted with human- interest stories. Is their daytime viewer demographic that shallow? (Ize gonna watch muh stories afore Ize goze tah 7-11 for sum cigarettes...)?

My screen is showing a SnS in the top right corner with a feed from Georgia. And the ticker. Perhaps there simply is nothing new to say right this second.

President Bush demands Russia get out of Georgia

By MATTHEW LEE – 11 minutes ago

A U.S. C-17 military cargo plane loaded with supplies landed in Georgia on Wednesday, and Bush said that Russia must ensure that "all lines of communication and transport, including seaports, roads and airports," remain open to let deliveries and civilians through.

re: #229 Sol Roth

Is their daytime viewer demographic that shallow?

Have you ever watched daytime TV? The answer is yup.

rush has a great edwards spoof going

re: #244 Big Steve

First Russian learned in high school freshman russian language class way back in 1974

руки вверх - Hands Up.

Thought that was said with a Fwench accent?

re: #250 Occasional Reader

Wow. That was quick.

It was in route before GWB gave the speech.

Who the hell is Caylee Anthony?

re: #185 Bubblehead II

Minuteman missile might be visible in pre-dawn launch

and

Unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile was successfully launched From Calif. Base.

The ICBM was launched at 1:01 a.m. PDT and its three unarmed re-entry vehicles traveled about 4,220 miles over the Pacific Ocean to targets near the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, an Air Force statement said.

I am sure this was planned well in advance of the current confrontation with Russia, but it still send a powerful message.

One of the bullet points being, "We don't need to photoshop."

You all need to quit worrying, the International Court of Justice in Hague is putting together a strong letter of condemnation.

I hope they stamp "humanitarian aid" on lots of boxes of Stingers and anti-tank weapons.

re: #255 saberry0530

Thought that was said with a Fwench accent?

No the French version is:
Не блин - Don't shoot

re: #250 Occasional Reader

Wow. That was quick.

I think that's part of the message: we can reach your troops faster than you can.