Comments on: Rice: Russia Playing A "Dangerous Game"

Secretary Of State Says The Kremlin Is Dragging Its Feet Withdrawing Troops From Georgia

[bagdadshere2]

Off course I"m kidding. But we helped Taleban and al-qaeda to kick Russia off Afghanistan and we can help Georgians too. Russia cannot be allowed to rebuild the Soviet Union.

[bagdadshere2]

BOMB,BOMB,BOMB RUSSIA. THATS THE SOLUTION.

[underdogus34]

BUSH BRING BACK THE DRAFT!! HA,HA GOOD LUCK!! HA,HA

[lorinkundert]

Who''s playing who? While Bush and Rice keep those mouths open, Russia does what it pleases. Words do not work.

[hypnotoad72]

Well, corporations see nothing to fret about as offshoring over there. We''re letting them buy steel companies too.

http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=26852

If we''re going to be rebuilding infrastructure, why not use our own companies instead of making them richer?

Or does globalization make everyone prosperous; these concepts of border battles, tanks, and soldiers obsolete?

[vietnam21]

LET FINISH THE COLD WAR....

[oneamerican_]

The Kremlin knows it can count on a small vocal contingent within the U.S. to support its imperialistic Neo-Soviet agenda - also known as lunatic fringe liberals.

But both groups are going to have to pay a heavy price, and for a long, long time, for their evil ambitions.

[underdogus34]

GO RUSSIANS!! THE BIG BEAR IS BACK!!!

[erasmus81]

"Russia is slow to leave? How long have we been in Iraq?" Posted by steeepe at 07:18 PM : Aug 18, 2008

I don''t think this is quite the same thing, is it?

[erasmus81]

It''s almost like Russia is DARING someone to stop them.

[timdgrim]

After KindaSleezy''s statement, I''m sure Russia is shaking in their boots and will obey without delay.
Right! Get real Rice, this is not Iraq you''re dealing with. You and Napoleon Bush need to step into the real world on this one.

[vietnam21]

send in more STINGER Missiles and surface to air missile..

[vietnam21]

bottom line is you just don''t move more than 1,200 tanks and 15,000 soldiers into a country within 12 hours without previous planning, it time to shot the bear...

[jackmayoff2]

maybe rice should do her job and get on her knees and start sucking!

[alphaa10-2009]

A NEW REVERENCE FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW?

What is most interesting about the Russian invasion of Georgia is how exquisitely reverent Bush and Cheney and Rice and all the other architects of Bush''s war in Iraq have become about the principles of national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Bush and minions are clearly indignant when Russia does, on a much-smaller scale, exactly what they did in Iraq. And compared with Saddam, Saakashvili was left in power (at least, so far).

Here on display is official Bush Double-Think in its full, Orwellian glory.

Rice is Exhibit A-- From her academic background, even Rice understands principles of international law matter a great deal in drafting a responsible US foreign policy.

As an educator in the California university system, Rice was also the first to insist the Communist bloc honor such principles, as well. Her area of specialty was foreign affairs, and the Soviet bloc, in particular.

But hitching her wagon-- pre-2000 election-- to the rising Bush star, Rice clearly forgot about such principles. So complicit did Rice become in the Bush conspiracy about Iraq, she was content to moan about the threat of a "mushroom cloud" and any other tale handed her for publication.

(see "A New Reverence for International Law?"--2)

[alphaa10-2009]

(see "A New Reverence for International Law?"--2)

A New Reverence for International Law?--2

On some days, Rice probably wishes she had stayed in academia.-- at least there, she could publish for GOP thinktanks in taxpayer-paid obscurity.

Finally, we are given to understand the Georgians have committed their share of offenses under international law, as well. To the extent these are factual, Georgia must understand international law applies to even the natives of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The two, miniscule territories fear absorption by either Russia or Georgia. They want to be left alone.

All to say, many parties are involved in an affront to international law in Georgia and nearby regions. How startling a tactical move it might be if Russians were actually to honor the principles of international law in Georgia, and remove their forces-- now positioned in direct violation of the truce they just signed.

In effect, by honoring international law in Georgia, Russia would dramatize the illegal Bush conduct in Iraq. On his way out of office, Bush could reflect once more on the stark contrast-- if Russia could demonstrate respect for international law, maybe he should, as well.

[jmurrieta1]

Condee''s gonna whip them with a wet noodle! That''s about all Bushit has left.

[steeepe]

Pretty funny to hear Bush criticize Russia for invading a sovereign country. That''s what happens when you do bad things -- you lose the right for credible criticism. Russia is slow to leave? How long have we been in Iraq?