"Danni, yep, this was the great fear many people had when we invaded Iraq. And Putin was quoted, at that time, as saying it would provide great opportunity for him."
Seconded. In fact, Putin recently said, "Of course, Saddam Hussein ought to have been hanged for destroying several Shiite villages and the incumbent Georgian leaders (Saakaskvili, et. al.) who razed ten Ossetian villages at once, who ran elderly people and children with tanks, who burned civilian alive in their shedsthese leaders must be taken under protection."
Here Putin is, calling our country out in humiliating fashion, linking Georgia and Iraq.
One has the distinct feeling that our government has no fucking clue whatsoever what to do outside of having thier toadies writing op-eds about how BAAAAD the Russkies are to hurting poor wittle Georgia. A bunch of ideological lightweight pussies was all they ever were, and now we see the results of their idiotic behaviors.
"We face a hostile ideology-- global in scope, atheistic in character, ruthless in purpose, and insidious in method. We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex... Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of DEFENSE with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together."
-Eisenhower
