Bush's Georgian Betrayal

[DogPoundPup]

Back in 2005, speaking before a crowd of more than 150,000 exuberant Georgians cheering "Bushi! Bushi!", President Bush made a promise to the people of that former Soviet republic: "The path of freedom you have chosen is not easy, but you will not travel it alone. Americans respect your courageous choice for liberty. And as you build a free and democratic Georgia, the American people will stand with you."

So where was Bush as Russia launched a major military attack against Georgia? Monkeying around with the U.S. women's volleyball players -- and otherwise amusing himself at the Beijing Olympics.

This is not to suggest that Bush should have sent in the Marines. But his impotence in the face of such a gravely destabilizing move highlights not only his personal loss of stature, but how deeply he has diminished American authority on the world stage generally and, particularly, in the eyes of Russia.

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[Doctor_J]

1. The only things Il Dunce' is good at are towel-snapping and killing people

I bet he's pissed at Pooty-poot for ruining his last vacation on the public dime.

[mtf80123]

2. No... he knew this was comming.

This is exactly what he wanted... Another chance to re-start the cold war.

[vixengrl]

3. Remember what his old man did after the Gulf War?

And how the unsupported would-be insurgents against Hussein were creamed while the US did nothing? Well--it's like this--he doesn't really care. Messages for people abroad are really just messages for people at home. It's politics. Bush wants to project strength because he can't be seen as a wimp--but he can't actually get no satisfaction because he has a weak, limp diplomatic team. He let his VP and the DOD do all the heavy lifting, and downgraded what State could do for him. And Condi's useless anyway--she sucked enough as NSA and I don't see how she can not suck as SecState. The military option pushed to the limit--he knows he has to rely on diplomacy, but it threatens his "manhood". Damn stupid shame Chimpy McFlightsuit had to put his package out there as his policy. Should have kept it in his BVD's, and read his PDB's--if you asked me.