Defiant Putin accuses US of 'helping Georgia' as fighting escalates amid fears of ground invasion

[almaty 19]

OMG, whatever I give up. Yes Russia is so god damn evil.

I am still trying to figure out who is the leader there. The president or Putin.

Interesting sort of democracy they have there..

kind of like america..with bush or cheney

[HAL 9000 96]

Exactly. Our Russian comrades (no joke intended) need to remind themselves that those of us critical of our government's politics could be a mirror image of what they could be doing since they themselves are using merely precedent and not consistency, to judge the actions of a similar bunch of despots in power much akin to the powers that be in Washington.

Do you think Russians are different? I hate Russian government, Russian corruption, Russian bullshit, scare tactics. I had to deal with it like every other Russian. But in this case, it was unfair to see russia peppered with bullshit from press that skip real problems and concentrate on RUSSIAN OCCUPATION.

Well that's what it is isn't it? You can't skirt reality.

Maybe it can be defined as minor occupation, it wasnt unjustified. but I believe it'll clear within a week.

Lets hope it does clear up. I'll still gander that the whole business with justification depends on whom you ask. And in the meantime a soveregin nation has its borders invaded.

[Ilya R. 0]

OMG, whatever I give up. Yes Russia is so god damn evil.

I am still trying to figure out who is the leader there. The president or Putin.

Interesting sort of democracy they have there..

No it is not democracy, not every country could demonstrate it so well as USA.

[Ban Hammer 13,352]

Maybe it can be defined as minor occupation, it wasnt unjustified. but I believe it'll clear within a week.

first said by latvia in 1944.

[412 0]

sister illya. . .

Illya is a Russian form of Elijah, he's a guy.

Maybe it can be defined as minor occupation, it wasnt unjustified. but I believe it'll clear within a week.

first said by latvia in 1944.

You lack the knowledge of history.

[almaty 19]

my wife sanita, is Chechen, and her parents were deported by stalin ...to kazakhstan////everyone died on both sides except her parents..she lost 2 brothers....in the end she was born in almaty and grew up there..she has no bias against any russian, even when yetlsin destroyed her house..and apartments, she inherited....she blamed the gov't and not the people..and i feel the same as she does,...

sorry "brother" Ilya, ....

Edited August 13, 2008 by almaty

[Heracles 417]

kind of like america..with bush or cheney

You guys have the checks and balances system.

The President, or vice president, does not have open ended power here.

[Ilya R. 0]

Exactly. Our Russian comrades (no joke intended) need to remind themselves that those of us critical of our government's politics could be a mirror image of what they could be doing since they themselves are using merely precedent and not consistency, to judge the actions of a similar bunch of despots in power much akin to the powers that be in Washington.

Do you think Russians are different? I hate Russian government, Russian corruption, Russian bullshit, scare tactics. I had to deal with it like every other Russian. But in this case, it was unfair to see russia peppered with bullshit from press that skip real problems and concentrate on RUSSIAN OCCUPATION.

Well that's what it is isn't it? You can't skirt reality.

Maybe it can be defined as minor occupation, it wasnt unjustified. but I believe it'll clear within a week.

Lets hope it does clear up. I'll still gander that the whole business with justification depends on whom you ask. And in the meantime a soveregin nation has its borders invaded.

Yes, fine it was invaded, but in response to aggressive militaristic actions by Georgia against civilians and Russian troops.

[Ban Hammer 13,352]

sister illya. . .

Illya is a Russian form of Elijah, he's a guy.

Maybe it can be defined as minor occupation, it wasnt unjustified. but I believe it'll clear within a week.

first said by latvia in 1944.

You lack the knowledge of history.

you might wanna check wikipedia, the date is accurate.

[Heracles 417]

Yes, fine it was invaded, but in response to aggressive militaristic actions by Georgia against civilians and Russian troops.

The peace keeping force should be an international force.

[HAL 9000 96]

Exactly. Our Russian comrades (no joke intended) need to remind themselves that those of us critical of our government's politics could be a mirror image of what they could be doing since they themselves are using merely precedent and not consistency, to judge the actions of a similar bunch of despots in power much akin to the powers that be in Washington.

Do you think Russians are different? I hate Russian government, Russian corruption, Russian bullshit, scare tactics. I had to deal with it like every other Russian. But in this case, it was unfair to see russia peppered with bullshit from press that skip real problems and concentrate on RUSSIAN OCCUPATION.

Well that's what it is isn't it? You can't skirt reality.

Maybe it can be defined as minor occupation, it wasnt unjustified. but I believe it'll clear within a week.

Lets hope it does clear up. I'll still gander that the whole business with justification depends on whom you ask. And in the meantime a soveregin nation has its borders invaded.

Yes, fine it was invaded, but in response to aggressive militaristic actions by Georgia against civilians and Russian troops.

Wait... Georgia attacked Russia??

As far as I know there are supposed leftist media outlets in the US that HATE America and its Allies, so this inflagrant attack on Russian peacekeepers in S. Ossetia would have been noticed since these media outlets would have reported it quickly and swiftly to inform people.

Edited August 13, 2008 by maviwaro

[Ilya R. 0]

my wife sanita, is Chechen, and her parents were deported by stalin ...to kazakhstan////everyone died on both sides except her parents..she lost 2 brothers....in the end she was born in almaty and grew up there..she has no bias against any russian, even when yetlsin destroyed her house..and apartments, she inherited....she blamed the gov't and not the people..and i feel the same as she does,...

sorry "brother" Ilya, ....

Its terrible, I have heard similar stories about jewish families. Or even Russians that just overstepped their boundaries.

My great grandfather, disappeared without a trace after he had an altercation with Propaganda officers shortly after ww2.

Yes, fine it was invaded, but in response to aggressive militaristic actions by Georgia against civilians and Russian troops.

The peace keeping force should be an international force.

Yes, look how well UN deals with things.

[HAL 9000 96]

How sad.

[Ilya R. 0]

Exactly. Our Russian comrades (no joke intended) need to remind themselves that those of us critical of our government's politics could be a mirror image of what they could be doing since they themselves are using merely precedent and not consistency, to judge the actions of a similar bunch of despots in power much akin to the powers that be in Washington.

Do you think Russians are different? I hate Russian government, Russian corruption, Russian bullshit, scare tactics. I had to deal with it like every other Russian. But in this case, it was unfair to see russia peppered with bullshit from press that skip real problems and concentrate on RUSSIAN OCCUPATION.

Well that's what it is isn't it? You can't skirt reality.

Maybe it can be defined as minor occupation, it wasnt unjustified. but I believe it'll clear within a week.

Lets hope it does clear up. I'll still gander that the whole business with justification depends on whom you ask. And in the meantime a soveregin nation has its borders invaded.

Yes, fine it was invaded, but in response to aggressive militaristic actions by Georgia against civilians and Russian troops.

Wait... Georgia attacked Russia??

As far as I know there are supposed leftist media outlets in the US that HATE America and its Allies, so this inflagrant attack on Russian peacekeepers in S. Ossetia would have been noticed since these media outlets would have reported it quickly and swiftly to inform people.

You cant pass up a title like "RUSSIA INVADES GEORGIA"

I think we can both agree upon this.

[HAL 9000 96]

Sure we can. But do we want to read a story about GWB petting Olympic beach volleyball players or that one instead?