Georgia's Misplay

Let me get this straight. I know this is a bit simplistic, but from what I understand, the country of Georgia decided that with all the world hoopla and distraction of the Olympics, no one would pay attention to its teaching neighboring country Osettia an object lesson via military strikes. The reason was to retaliate for the Ossetia population favoring to be under the Russian umbrella instead of Georgia.

And, in the typical Russian fashion of using a sledgehammer to swat a fly, Georgia was hammered big time for its temerity. Of course, it always helps the Russian cause (as in "any excuse will do") that Georgia has an oil pipeline running through the country straight to the Caspian Sea. Good excuse for a protracted invasion, wouldn’t one think?

Also, as I see it, Georgia was under the mistaken impression the good ol’ U.S. of A. would back her play, seeing as how her President is “American Educated,” and in the past former Soviet satellite countries were wooed by us, and so forth. Oops. Big Mistake. As we can see, the good ol’ U.S. of A. Administration is very good at standing on the sidelines and dry washing its hands in anguish.

I realize it’s all more complex than this, but come on! Relying on the Bush Administration for anything is a major mistake. They are a lame duck outfit, maintaining a low profile, going through the paces, and scrambling to avoid all the investigations of its past actions coming down the pike. And now, you want them to be standing tall next to you in grand defiance of the great Red Machine?

Another disgusting piece of this sad tale is the Mainstream Media boohooing for poor old Georgia when they initiated the mess in the first place. Typically, once again they are the mouthpiece for the Bush Administration.

As in so many other cases, the worst part is all the innocent lives being destroyed, because of a group of egoistic government officials having delusions of grandeur.

The moral of this horrible tale? You fool around with a bear, and you’re going to get mauled.