god i love u masterp haha… now here comes the essay
i will stand corrected… the Republic of South Ossetia was not declared an independent nation by the UN but an agreement was made between Russia and Georgia allowing them to self govern. Georgia broke that agreement when the current government of Georgia was heavily influenced by unionist ideas. Russia had every right to go in and protect a providence that wanted freedom and when Georgia refused to stand down, it only makes since to use that big ol army they had to make the conflict stop
also… saying that the regime in Russia is “tyrannical” is biased and who is not to say in Iraq or anywhere in the world that the US is called “tyrannical” its all point of veiw
(Ephraim set me straight… and if thats what u meant… point rescinded lol)
again along with the slippery rope is the whole thing of provoked and non provoked. being provoked and not being provoked has always been a very thin line with the US(and many other countries for that matter) and i wont call it bad or good but there have been plenty of times that the US has sent “military advisers” to countries that served as a watch dog and protector of our assets.
i guess when it comes down to it, i dont like that Russia is all up in Georgia like that, but at the same time I hate how, as YouWinGameOver said, we tend to be a world police. personally im an isolationist i guess u could call it. i think it would be better for the the United States to serve more as diplomatic party rather than anytime an issue arises we send in troops and cause (in my opinion) bigger problems down the road. in the long run i think it would be better to solve the issues we have pressing inside our country rather than spread our money round the would
AND (lastly) while i dont like the fact Russia is all over Georgia, i still think that its important to stand up for nations who wish to be free politically and ideologically, which is the main reason why I Support Russia.
now bash away 