I'd rather choose according to ones judgement.

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Yup, attacking Nazi Germany sure was disastrous. They should have been nicer to poor little Adolf. I'm sure he was really a good person with a warm heart and all they really needed to do was speak to him peacefully.

i agree, however i feel that neither candidate has proven himself. However I must admit Obama is fascinating.

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This demonstrates the problem of hardliner policy.
To you guys EVERY world event is WWII and EVERY "unfriendly" power is Nazi Germany!

There are times for war and for the use of force. When this is your FIRST reaction to every potential problem however, it is disaster.

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http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe...tia/index.html

Does this look like a potential problem to you? What more does it take for this to stop being a "potential" problem?

Why don't you just make a list of McSame's accomplishments and we talk about it.

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1. How does this affect the US?
2. While the response was disproportionate (much like that of another country the US NEVER denounces even lightly), Georgia's initial action was not exactly kosher. The problems stem from multiple nations, making diplomacy and moderation the best way to begin coming to a solution.
3. Even if it is a justifiable time to use force, all threats are empty... as we have our hands tied at the moment.

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Georgia is a strong ally of the US. Despite the fact that it's a small country with little power, it is part of the Coalition of the Willing and had to pull out 1000 troops out of 2000 from Iraq to fight the Russians.

If Mr Saakashvili's Government collapses it would be a bitter setback to Western interests. The Georgian Government could be replaced by something much more accommodating to Moscow.

That has other strategic consequences because Georgia is the route for vital oil and gas pipelines to the West from the Caspian region.

Perhaps the worst result of all is the lesson this military conflict teaches the Russian people. Under Mr Putin, Russia has re-established a tough authoritarianism and introduced fervent nationalism.

The more Moscow can successfully engage in military adventures, the more it will feel this approach will lead Russia back to its former glory. Along that path lie infinite dangers for everyone.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sto...48-663,00.html

Whatever Georgia had done initially, Russia's response had gone way beyond protecting its peacekeepers, repelling the Georgian attack, or anything for which a remotely colorable case might be made.

McCain was the first one who stridently expressed his opposition to Russia, while others, including Obama, honestly had no idea what was going on. But later on, the others, even Obama, changed their views.

Here is what Obama said first:

And here is what he said later, after changing his views:

Looks like someone looked it up for Obama and now he finally knows what the hell is going on. On the other hand, McCain is much more experienced and knows the situation better so his quick judgement was correct.

http://obsidianwings.blogs.com/obsid...and-mccai.html

And you think sword-rattling will ease the nationalist tendencies?
Russia was not attempting to take over Georgia. It was attacking Georgia (in an overblown manner) for what it saw as "terrorist" actions against a pro-Russia segment of Georgia's population.
This is exactly the kind of thing where diplomacy is necessary.

Agreed on that. But sword-rattling isn't the best way to deal with the problem when both sides are clearly in the wrong.




Not exactly. He did not give the exact conditions for why Russia should back off. He implied force rather than diplomacy... which is exactly how you increase animosity.
Russia deserved criticism... but Georgia is not innocent.
If all it is is saber-rattling, then we're done... nothing gets accomplished.
The diplomacy afterward is what matters.
And BTW, diplomacy in the region does imply that Russia would have to stop attacking... How the hell else could you have regional diplomacy?
And I'd still like to know exactly what we would have done had Russia simply told us to (*)(*)(*)(*) off.

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Let me throw my opinion in if you do not mind. Experience is WAY too overated when it comes to politics. Take Hillary Clinton for an example she has about thirty years of political experience thats is of course accounting for years outside of congress, but given the stellar service record. Hillary drop the ball when she made an awful "gas tax holiday" proposal to voters in the democratic presidental race. Now I know voters want solutions to rising energy prices, but come on. John Mccain made the same mental blunder when he made the same "gas tax holiday" statement. Combined Mccain and Clinton have what close to SIXTY YEARS of experience. Barack Obama is not perfect either. Take the Russian/Georgia conflict for an example. Obama statement may givens certain voters the wrong impression of him being naive, but if you break down what he said even further. Obama knows he does not have a clear cut stratedy, but he is willing to adjust to whatever reasonable plan as long as it works. Whatever he lacks in experience he more than makes up for in judgement. It seems to me , and correct me if I am wrong that in politics the more experience an politician amounts the dumber he or she gets. No offense to hillary clinton but the facts tell me so.