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Sun Aug-17-08 07:41 AM
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| 29. You're only kidding yourself. |
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Georgia's invasion was a neocon project through-and-through for the benefit of the neocons, timed for maximum impact while McBombs is at his peak on the world stage. Among other things it was designed to steer media coverage and discussion away from the tanking U.S. economy and the Republicans' many failures and keep it on national security/war issues which happen to be the only thing McBombs is perceived (wrongly) to have an advantage on. The neocons thought the project would be mutually beneficial to: 1) Themselves, and 2) their buddy Saak with his low approval rating.
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| -A wake up call: the Republicans *did not want* this Russian invasion of Georgia. |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Aug-16-08 05:27 PM |
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But it is Bush's fault |
The Traveler |
Aug-16-08 05:32 PM |
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You're reaching. |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Aug-16-08 05:52 PM |
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hardly. he's quite right. who upset the balance of power? |
Hannah Bell |
Aug-16-08 08:00 PM |
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Not really |
The Traveler |
Aug-16-08 10:16 PM |
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Just why did Georgia bomb and raize a civilian city with no military targets? |
Bandit |
Aug-17-08 10:13 AM |
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There are two possible answers to that; I don't know which it is yet. |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Aug-17-08 10:57 AM |
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ok, then explain what Karl Rove was doing in Georgia earlier this summer. |
yardwork |
Aug-18-08 04:04 PM |
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The outcry over the state of the Russian military began before Bush II. |
igil |
Aug-16-08 06:03 PM |
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britain gave the us bad treatment in the 18th-19th centuries. nothing |
Hannah Bell |
Aug-16-08 08:03 PM |
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No clubbing required! |
The Traveler |
Aug-16-08 10:11 PM |
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so Israel should invade Poland for its anti-semitism? |
RainDog |
Aug-18-08 09:58 AM |
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There are The Republicans... |
AntiFascist |
Aug-16-08 05:32 PM |
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BWHAHAHAHAHAHA! |
Karenina |
Aug-16-08 06:07 PM |
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Yeah...Cold Wars are TERRIBLE for Military Industrial Complexes.... |
Junkdrawer |
Aug-16-08 06:09 PM |
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The first rule of DU: |
Occam Bandage |
Aug-16-08 06:12 PM |
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I think it is still not clear about who attacked who |
MiniMe |
Aug-16-08 06:55 PM |
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Of course they want to return to the cold war. |
MrSlayer |
Aug-16-08 07:02 PM |
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I think you're making the mistake of thinking the Republicans are cartoon villains. |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Aug-16-08 07:32 PM |
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?????? |
lynyrd_skynyrd |
Aug-16-08 07:37 PM |
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Yes they act by buying the ones in politics and then pull their strings accordingly. |
Uncle Joe |
Aug-16-08 07:40 PM |
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I think you are making the mistake of thinking they are not. nt |
bemildred |
Aug-16-08 08:27 PM |
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Well that depends on the flavour of self-interest. |
baby_mouse |
Aug-17-08 06:07 AM |
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They're not cartoon villains...but the majority SPEAK and VOTE that way... |
Junkdrawer |
Aug-17-08 06:55 AM |
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they're real people who genuinely want to make the world |
seemslikeadream |
Aug-18-08 09:48 AM |
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wow, that's one of the most ignorant, gullible remarks I've ever read here |
RainDog |
Aug-18-08 10:07 AM |
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OK |
seemslikeadream |
Aug-16-08 07:52 PM |
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I find it hard to believe georgia would have moved against russian |
Hannah Bell |
Aug-16-08 07:56 PM |
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Why Did 1,000 Marines Participate In A Georgia Military Excercise In July? |
Better Believe It |
Aug-16-08 07:59 PM |
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Possibly because Russian invasion of Georgia didn't look unlikely? |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Aug-17-08 05:22 AM |
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" . .. and they don't want to see a return to the Cold War" --- ???? |
defendandprotect |
Aug-16-08 11:45 PM |
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to renew the cold war, for their own selfish greedy needs |
alyce douglas |
Aug-18-08 10:32 AM |
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Until proven otherwise, I think McCain started this with one of his daily calls to Georgia. |
MarjorieG |
Aug-16-08 11:47 PM |
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Yes, the Bushites hate war |
daleo |
Aug-17-08 12:20 AM |
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You are an authority on what republiks want? |
greyhound1966 |
Aug-17-08 05:25 AM |
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By DU standards, it seems so - in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Aug-17-08 06:42 AM |
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You're only kidding yourself. |
Xap |
Aug-17-08 07:41 AM |
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Sadly, I can't say the same to you. |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Aug-17-08 09:01 AM |
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Sorry but neoconservative adventurism and hubris has led to this. |
mmonk |
Aug-17-08 08:41 AM |
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## PLEASE DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ## |
DU GrovelBot |
Aug-17-08 10:13 AM |
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Well, I guess that depends. |
yibbehobba |
Aug-18-08 10:08 AM |
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The neo-cons were also wrong about Russia in the 1970s and 1980s |
RainDog |
Aug-18-08 10:23 AM |
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Great documentary. |
yibbehobba |
Aug-18-08 10:47 AM |
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It's the outcome of their view of the world |
RainDog |
Aug-18-08 11:21 AM |
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Oh my darling, can you ever forgive me for my sin of thinking badly of Republicans? |
Overseas |
Aug-18-08 03:26 PM |
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