Comments on: Russia refuses to withdraw from Georgia http://exaltedwisdom.com/2008/08/russia-refuses-to-withdraw-from-georgia/ Insights and comments about all things Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:40:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: jake_s http://exaltedwisdom.com/2008/08/russia-refuses-to-withdraw-from-georgia/#comment-777 jake_s Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:24:16 +0000 http://exaltedwisdom.com/?p=234#comment-777 Stalin gave Ossetia to the Georgians, so now NATO debates how to best enforce Stalin's order. That's backwards. Give the Ossetians their freedom from Stalin's order just like Stalin's other victims got. Georgia started this war in a sneak attack timed to the start of the Olympics. Curse them for that. This ugly war happened because the West ignored the prior war in which many thousands died, that ended in 1992 with Georgia agreeing not to take South Ossetia by force and Russia guaranteeing that if they did they would intervene militarily. It was both stupid and evil for Saakashvilli to break those 1992 accords that kept peace in the region and launch hot war again. It was doubly stupid for him to think that Russia, already itching for an excuse to slap Georgia, would not leap at the convenience of them being *required* to act militarily under the 1992 agreement guaranteeing South Ossetian self-rule. The way forward from here does not start by pretending that prior peace agreements meant nothing and that Georgia's commitment not to use force on South Ossetia didn't matter. Shame on you Condi for whitewashing a sneak attack. Since when did enforcing Stalin's decisions and praising sneak attacks become US / NATO policy? Stalin giving Ossetia to the Georgians, praised by the West and the media: http://rs9tl.rapidshare.com/files/138289695/11964333/stalinsorder.jpg Stalin gave Ossetia to the Georgians, so now NATO debates how to best enforce Stalin’s order. That’s backwards. Give the Ossetians their freedom from Stalin’s order just like Stalin’s other victims got.

Georgia started this war in a sneak attack timed to the start of the Olympics. Curse them for that. This ugly war happened because the West ignored the prior war in which many thousands died, that ended in 1992 with Georgia agreeing not to take South Ossetia by force and Russia guaranteeing that if they did they would intervene militarily. It was both stupid and evil for Saakashvilli to break those 1992 accords that kept peace in the region and launch hot war again. It was doubly stupid for him to think that Russia, already itching for an excuse to slap Georgia, would not leap at the convenience of them being *required* to act militarily under the 1992 agreement guaranteeing South Ossetian self-rule.

The way forward from here does not start by pretending that prior peace agreements meant nothing and that Georgia’s commitment not to use force on South Ossetia didn’t matter. Shame on you Condi for whitewashing a sneak attack. Since when did enforcing Stalin’s decisions and praising sneak attacks become US / NATO policy?

Stalin giving Ossetia to the Georgians, praised by the West and the media: http://rs9tl.rapidshare.com/files/138289695/11964333/stalinsorder.jpg

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