Bush Fiddled while Ossetia Burned (formerly: "Russian tanks enter South Ossetia")

[iNow]

Well I consider blatant partisanship worthless and counter to our purpose here, but I've made appropriate adjustments to allow for both discussions. iNow can now continue to mirror the current offerings of Air America and Democratic Underground in this thread, and the Russia v Ossetia discussion can progress without a mind-numbing anti-Bush agenda.

 

Oh, please. Grow up.

 

Completely different subject. Your point was that Bush was playing around in Beijing instead of coming home and addressing the issue. The UPI's point is that his foreign policy has lead to the current situation, which I've never disagreed with you or them on.

 

Nice try, though.

 

Let's just call it "forum shorthand." No need to be so unpleasant. I have remained consistent in my points even if you think otherwise.

[Pangloss]

I guess "forum shorthand" is the new colloquialism for "saving face by moving the goalposts". I'll have to remember that one.

 

BTW, this story seems amusingly appropriate for this thread:

 

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&ie=UTF-8&ncl=1236368114

 

Apparently Russia and Georgia met in battle today -- in women's beach volleball. Oh dear. Apparently the press went crazy, and thonged-, er, I mean thronged the event. Gotta love the media.

 

 

Caption: "Key negotiators discuss the status of Tskhinvali."

 

At which point the Georgian server whipped out an AK-47 that she was hiding in her... nevermind... and "explained the political differences of the region" to her opponents.

 

iNow, you thought Bush left the place where the action was in this war! Turns out he was in exactly the right place, just a couple days too early!

 

(But seriously, it's sad that these athletes had to deal with this, but kudos to them for playing.)

Edited August 13, 2008 by Pangloss
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[iNow]

Completely different subject. Your point was that Bush was playing around in Beijing instead of coming home and addressing the issue.

Can you please tell me what else my point was? Clearly YOU know better than I what I meant.

 

You continue to misrepresent my position pretty badly.

Edited August 13, 2008 by Pangloss
rest moved to other thread