Comments on AnTyx: Georgia's First Strike

Wait a second. Who has been fomenting seccession a...

2008-09-04T10:57:00.000+03:00

Wait a second. Who has been fomenting seccession and rebellion and causing trouble in South Ossetia? Who is using this as a vehicle - as a model for possible future aggression in the Crimea, in Transistria and who knows where? Not Georgia. "First strike" my butt. The USSR shelled its own territory in 1939 and claimed Finland aggressed. This is a Russian setup. People be wary of convoluted thought

Medvedev is irrelevant.In the decision making proc...

2008-08-08T18:43:00.000+03:00

Medvedev is irrelevant.

In the decision making process, probably. But I think we overestimate the pyramid of political power which he allegedly sits atop.

Medvedev (and Putin) have had to put up with a lot of hardliners whining about Georgia for some time.

They have to show them that they are capable of responding in this situation.

Should he

I'm watching Putin live at the Olympics at the ope...

2008-08-08T17:30:00.000+03:00
I'm watching Putin live at the Olympics at the opening ceremonies. Funny enough, the announcer on Eurosport live referred to him as President Putin, but then corrected himself to say PM.

Medvedev comments were interesting. I must protect...

2008-08-08T16:24:00.000+03:00
Medvedev comments were interesting.

I must protect the life and dignity of Russian citizens wherever they are. We will not allow their deaths to go unpunished

Should he invade the Baltics then where Russians are "discriminated"?

Medvedev is irrelevant.

2008-08-08T15:26:00.000+03:00
Medvedev is irrelevant.

It seems to have caught Medvedev off guard. He's c...

2008-08-08T14:39:00.000+03:00
It seems to have caught Medvedev off guard. He's conferring with advisers.
The problem is that he's down in the polls and needs to out-Putin Putin. I have no idea what's going to be his response.

Why can't Russia leave people the fuck alone? Geor...

2008-08-08T14:10:00.000+03:00
Why can't Russia leave people the fuck alone? Georgia obviously feels cornered, so if they really have begun hostilities, I seriously doubt it was of their own accord.