russia crisis

Posted by bruni on August 09, 2008

well, this will be a very interesting turn of events. The United States has been an advocate of Georgian independence, and Georgia has responded with pro-west strategic moves.

we have troops there now, and would love to set up bases there along with other nations.

so, what does the US do? send troops? get out? mediate talks?

will the russians listen? will the georgians listen? does the usa have any credibility left after saying fuck you to the world in 03?
They’re shooting down Russian planes. They’re about to get their asses handed to them, and probably re-absorbed by the Russians.
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iraq clearly at some point had WMD

Posted by bruni on August 07, 2008

how can people think that saddam didn’t have at least chemical and biological weapons? He used them on many occasions… against Iran, shiites, and kurds.
He was directly responsible for the deaths of close to 200,000 and indirectly responsible for 1.2 to 2 million over the course of his career.

There’s a reason the UN:SC unanimously voted to force Saddam to comply with weapons inspectors or face military action.

There’s a reason Saddam did not cooperate and refused to show where any of his weapons were dismantled.
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