Ever wonder why liberal/progressives fail miserably in foreign policy when it comes to measurable results?
In other words "oh, well..."To be sure, Russia's assault on Georgia is an outrage. We should use all the diplomatic leverage we have (not all that much, truthfully) to end this invasion, and--as Richard Holbrooke and Ronald Asmus argue in this more reasonable take--help Georgia to recover when it's over
It should be clear to every moron in the room that Georgia when this is over, will be Hungary on Dec 1, 1956, will be Kuwait on Aug 5th 1990, will be the Sudentland. There will be no Georgia to HELP RECOVER. They will be a satrapy of Russia.
But what is truly remarkable in this wildly aimed arrow by Klein, is the progressive ranting about neocons when the real problems in the real world progress onwards and all they WANT to do is to emulate the League of Nations the first time around in the USSR's invasion of Georgia in 1924.
It is hard enough for realistic people whose principles are enraged by this behavior to find a correct response."it is realized that the League is incapable of rendering material aid, and that the moral influence which may be a powerful force with civilized countries is unlikely to make any impression upon Soviet Russia."
John McCain:
GOOD ON McCain"Russia's aggression against Georgia is both a matter of urgent moral and strategic importance to the United States," said Mr McCain. "The implications go beyond their threat to . . . a democratic Georgia. Russia is using violence against Georgia, in part, to intimidate other neighbours such as Ukraine, for choosing to associate with the west."
Mr McCain's statement - his third since the crisis began - stood in clear contrast on Monday to the relatively low-key response of the Bush administration and the Obama campaign. Barack Obama himself issued a statement on Saturday but remains on vacation in Hawaii. President Bush, at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday, expressed "grave concern" about Moscow's "disproportionate response" in South Ossetia, but did not follow Mr McCain in portraying the crisis as a watershed moment for democracy in the region.
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