Comments on: Georgia Crushed, US Humiliated, NATO and Europe Split: It Was a Good Week for McCain http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/16/we-lost-georgia-and-undermined-nato-so-it-was-a-good-week-for-mccain/ Firedoglake weblog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:09:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: MrWhy http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/16/we-lost-georgia-and-undermined-nato-so-it-was-a-good-week-for-mccain/#comment-1584842 MrWhy Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:24:06 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/16/we-lost-georgia-and-undermined-nato-so-it-was-a-good-week-for-mccain/#comment-1584842 <p>At the bottom of the page, there’s a site meter graphic, click on that, it should <a href="http://www.sitemeter.com/stats.asp?site=s21firedoglake" rel="nofollow">take you here</a>.</p> At the bottom of the page, there’s a site meter graphic, click on that, it should take you here.

]]> By: MrWhy http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/16/we-lost-georgia-and-undermined-nato-so-it-was-a-good-week-for-mccain/#comment-1584828 MrWhy Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:06:19 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/16/we-lost-georgia-and-undermined-nato-so-it-was-a-good-week-for-mccain/#comment-1584828 <blockquote><p>Whenever I get what I want, I need <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfYpcP_UC60" rel="nofollow">a little bit more</a></p></blockquote>

Whenever I get what I want, I need a little bit more

]]> By: Ian Welsh http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/16/we-lost-georgia-and-undermined-nato-so-it-was-a-good-week-for-mccain/#comment-1584098 Ian Welsh Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:16:39 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/16/we-lost-georgia-and-undermined-nato-so-it-was-a-good-week-for-mccain/#comment-1584098 <p>Then Russia got something worth having, and the US got a booby prize.</p> Then Russia got something worth having, and the US got a booby prize.

]]> By: bigbrother http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/16/we-lost-georgia-and-undermined-nato-so-it-was-a-good-week-for-mccain/#comment-1584092 bigbrother Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:12:50 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/16/we-lost-georgia-and-undermined-nato-so-it-was-a-good-week-for-mccain/#comment-1584092 <p>Orange County is the home of the Golden Triangle where the 5 the 405 and the Newport Freeways intersect. Within that boundary is some of the biggest corporations in the world. Many of the people at that Church are employed by Big Brother. Many of the companies in Iraq are contractors.<br /> We are seeing the frist in a series of events to sew up the conservative areas. Mo doubt Rove has created a strategy theso thi campain and the Georgia South Osetia insident was part. Remeber it was initiated by this administration. McSame i proving the war machine with assurances that their cash register will be full. Its about the money. And wars are east to start.</p> Orange County is the home of the Golden Triangle where the 5 the 405 and the Newport Freeways intersect. Within that boundary is some of the biggest corporations in the world. Many of the people at that Church are employed by Big Brother. Many of the companies in Iraq are contractors.
We are seeing the frist in a series of events to sew up the conservative areas. Mo doubt Rove has created a strategy theso thi campain and the Georgia South Osetia insident was part. Remeber it was initiated by this administration. McSame i proving the war machine with assurances that their cash register will be full. Its about the money. And wars are east to start.

]]> By: ThingsComeUndone http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/16/we-lost-georgia-and-undermined-nato-so-it-was-a-good-week-for-mccain/#comment-1584078 ThingsComeUndone Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:09:26 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/16/we-lost-georgia-and-undermined-nato-so-it-was-a-good-week-for-mccain/#comment-1584078 <p>In the immortal words of Casey Stengel, “Can’t anyone here play this game?”</p> <p> Rove probably set up the situation but I do not think it is going to play out as planned even though the MSM keeps saying that this was a good week for McCain.<br /> Everyone knows that Russia still has troops in Georgia.<br /> Every other fact the MSM says about the situation is spin.</p> In the immortal words of Casey Stengel, “Can’t anyone here play this game?”

Rove probably set up the situation but I do not think it is going to play out as planned even though the MSM keeps saying that this was a good week for McCain.
Everyone knows that Russia still has troops in Georgia.
Every other fact the MSM says about the situation is spin.

]]> By: cinnamonape http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/16/we-lost-georgia-and-undermined-nato-so-it-was-a-good-week-for-mccain/#comment-1584073 cinnamonape Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:07:20 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/16/we-lost-georgia-and-undermined-nato-so-it-was-a-good-week-for-mccain/#comment-1584073 <p>You can also add in that this misapprehended action by the Georgians has led to a termination of oil shipments through several pipelines through Georgia, an increasing reliance by Europeans on the Russian pipelines…and re-evaluation by the Central Asian Republics of plans to ship oil to CHINA.</p> <p>So this is good for China, China’s State-run Petroleum industry, and Chinese hegemony in the region.</p> <p>I suppose that one could argue that this might also foster a re-evaluation of the pipeline plans via Afghanistan and Pakistan…if we could simply get those pesky Taliban fighters out of the way.</p> <p>BTW Where in the world IS Osama bin Laden?</p> You can also add in that this misapprehended action by the Georgians has led to a termination of oil shipments through several pipelines through Georgia, an increasing reliance by Europeans on the Russian pipelines…and re-evaluation by the Central Asian Republics of plans to ship oil to CHINA.

So this is good for China, China’s State-run Petroleum industry, and Chinese hegemony in the region.

I suppose that one could argue that this might also foster a re-evaluation of the pipeline plans via Afghanistan and Pakistan…if we could simply get those pesky Taliban fighters out of the way.

BTW Where in the world IS Osama bin Laden?

]]> By: RevDeb http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/16/we-lost-georgia-and-undermined-nato-so-it-was-a-good-week-for-mccain/#comment-1584071 RevDeb Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:06:32 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/16/we-lost-georgia-and-undermined-nato-so-it-was-a-good-week-for-mccain/#comment-1584071 <p>Obama somehow seems allergic to saying the name McCain.</p> <p>For a concise analysis on how to lose the election <a href="http://www.michaelmoore.com/mustread/index.php?id=1036" rel="nofollow">go here.</a> Well laid out and so far going according to plan.</p> Obama somehow seems allergic to saying the name McCain.

For a concise analysis on how to lose the election go here. Well laid out and so far going according to plan.

]]> By: TheLurkingMod http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/16/we-lost-georgia-and-undermined-nato-so-it-was-a-good-week-for-mccain/#comment-1584068 TheLurkingMod Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:04:21 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/16/we-lost-georgia-and-undermined-nato-so-it-was-a-good-week-for-mccain/#comment-1584068 <p>Julia is upstairs!<br /><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/16/uncle-johns-cabin/">Uncle John’s cabin</a></p> Julia is upstairs!
Uncle John’s cabin

]]> By: jayt http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/16/we-lost-georgia-and-undermined-nato-so-it-was-a-good-week-for-mccain/#comment-1584067 jayt Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:03:12 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/16/we-lost-georgia-and-undermined-nato-so-it-was-a-good-week-for-mccain/#comment-1584067 <p><i>Was McCain prepped? There was a moment when, before McCain was asked the question about which Supreme Court Justice he would not have appointed, he said, “can I come back to that Supreme Court question . .</i></p> <p>that’s true - kinda flew past me as it happened. Whether he was prepped, or whether the ‘cone of silence’ failed exclude staff running in to tell McCain the questions….</p> <p>I dunno, but that is suspicious.</p> <p>It’s so sad to me to have a well-spoken, competent man, able to deal with issues thoughtfully and comprehensively - become an underdog to the guy who can give simple (*very* simple) short answers because John Q. Citizen has the attention-span of a particularly dim mosquito.</p> <p>Oh, and the fact that the pundits, MSM and news editors follow the lead of the dim mosquito pisses me off just a little bit too. /s</p> Was McCain prepped? There was a moment when, before McCain was asked the question about which Supreme Court Justice he would not have appointed, he said, “can I come back to that Supreme Court question . .

that’s true – kinda flew past me as it happened. Whether he was prepped, or whether the ‘cone of silence’ failed exclude staff running in to tell McCain the questions….

I dunno, but that is suspicious.

It’s so sad to me to have a well-spoken, competent man, able to deal with issues thoughtfully and comprehensively – become an underdog to the guy who can give simple (*very* simple) short answers because John Q. Citizen has the attention-span of a particularly dim mosquito.

Oh, and the fact that the pundits, MSM and news editors follow the lead of the dim mosquito pisses me off just a little bit too. /s

]]> By: bigbrother http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/16/we-lost-georgia-and-undermined-nato-so-it-was-a-good-week-for-mccain/#comment-1584065 bigbrother Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:01:55 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/16/we-lost-georgia-and-undermined-nato-so-it-was-a-good-week-for-mccain/#comment-1584065 <p>Right just watch the coroporate cash roll in…McSame had his marching orders…now the cash register is ringing and promises are being made to the oligarchy. All that Blackwater money…some will be coming back. This is a fight for fascism. (in the homeland turf Orange County California)</p> Right just watch the coroporate cash roll in…McSame had his marching orders…now the cash register is ringing and promises are being made to the oligarchy. All that Blackwater money…some will be coming back. This is a fight for fascism. (in the homeland turf Orange County California)

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