[kj] (OT)Why haven't the Left got Georgia on their minds?

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

Of course Pat Buchanan has his own issues. He is the one who wrote 
Reagan's famous speech at Bitburg, Germany, where Reagan said that 
German SS soldiers were surely as much victims of WWII as Jews! This 
speech inspired the Ramones song "Bonzo Goes to Bitburg."

My point was to refute flukefluke's contention that these cartoonish, 
carcicature-ish leftists are the only ones who either overlook Russia 
aggression, or who provide apologia for it. That isn't the case. 
Paleo-cons and others have pointed out repeatedly that Georgia started 
the war. Another noteworthy artcile in this vein, from someon who also 
isn't a leftist, is this one:

"Georgia Tries out Bush War Doctrine, But Loses Badly":  
http://www.alternet.org/audits/94706/georgia_tries_out_the_bush_war_doctrine,_loses_badly/

That's by Gary Brecher, the "war nerd," who writes about war the way 
some people write about basketball or football. he also points out that 
georgia instigated the conflict. Despite the fact his column was posted 
at Alternet, above, that is not the origin of the article, which was in 
a print magazine that is not leftist.

Why can't anyone say the presidnt of Georgia fucked up big time, and bit 
off more than he could chew when he invaded South Ossetia (adjoined to 
North Ossetia, which is inside Russia) and killed hundreds if not 
thousands of ethnic Russians in his own country, promptig the Russian 
response? is reflexive anti-Russian sentiment that bad, that when they 
try to protect their own citizens, it means, oh shit, they are bullies? 
Thats ridiculous. Jhn McCain even said: 'We are all Georgians." It's a 
total farce, to borrow a phrase from new Model Army.

-Oliver

The Exorcist wrote:

> Naaaa, Pat has his own issues.

> http://www.adl.org/special_reports/buchanan_own_words/print.asp

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