Russia and Georgia at war

Discussion in 'West Mall' started by BernOrange, Aug 8, 2008.

  1. BernOrange

    BernOrange 500+ Posts

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  2. Uncle Rico

    Uncle Rico 1,000+ Posts

    let's go intervene and say it's because we are trying to help and then swipe all the oil!
     
  3. BernOrange

    BernOrange 500+ Posts

    You're right. The war would pay for itself and the people would thank us!
     
  4. Red Five

    Red Five 500+ Posts

    Stafford and Moreno = advantage Georgia.

    Actually, that's one tailgate I'd love to see.
     
  5. LonghornLawyer

    LonghornLawyer 500+ Posts

  6. Fievel121

    Fievel121 2,500+ Posts


     
  7. Michtex

    Michtex 1,000+ Posts

    At what point do the Dawg fans start chanting "Over-rated"?
     
  8. NEWDOC2002

    NEWDOC2002 1,000+ Posts

    Since when did Russia get a NCAA football program?
     
  9. Fievel121

    Fievel121 2,500+ Posts

    Its 10:36 and Russia still sucks.



    ....so does ou
     
  10. LonghornLawyer

    LonghornLawyer 500+ Posts

    One has to wonder what the Russian plan is here. Are they going to annex South Ossetia? Or are they going to go further and just annex the whole of Georgia?

    Either way, this doesn't serve Russia's long-term interests. It will only encourage other former Soviet republics to join NATO and will encourage the Baltics to ask the United States to base its anti-ballistic missile system in their countries.
     
  11. Woland

    Woland 500+ Posts


     
  12. TexonLongIsland

    TexonLongIsland 2,500+ Posts

    Georgia has apparently announced they are removing the 1,000 troops they have serving in Iraq and redeploying them at home.
     
  13. BernOrange

    BernOrange 500+ Posts

    I found a link to this on another website. I know nothing about the site:In reply to:


     
  14. zzzz

    zzzz 2,500+ Posts


     
  15. Laphroaig10

    Laphroaig10 1,000+ Posts

    Does that make Bulldogs! the new Woliverines!?
     
  16. stabone

    stabone 500+ Posts


     
  17. NEWDOC2002

    NEWDOC2002 1,000+ Posts

    Looks like the Russians aren't pulling any punches. It's getting serious real quick. I wonder if this is a message to the other "independent" republics?
     
  18. HornsHornsHorns

    HornsHornsHorns 500+ Posts

    But can Russia win halftime?
     
  19. RomaVicta

    RomaVicta 5,000+ Posts

    Who has better helmets? Are the Aggies swaying the poll?
     
  20. gecko

    gecko 2,500+ Posts

    Russia's miitary really sucks.
     
  21. Wesser

    Wesser 1,000+ Posts


     
  22. sak

    sak 250+ Posts

    Seriously, does Georgia even stand a chance here? What are they trying to accomplish? Did they think that Russia will let them take South Ossetia?
     
  23. CTGA_Horn

    CTGA_Horn 250+ Posts


     
  24. LonghornLawyer

    LonghornLawyer 500+ Posts


     
  25. Bevo Incognito

    Bevo Incognito 5,000+ Posts

    Meanwhile I'm watching the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games and there's Bush sitting next to Vladimer Putin and just being good old pals with him.
     
  26. zzzz

    zzzz 2,500+ Posts

    He should knife him. Or snub him like Obama did Hillary. That would give everyone another reason to ***** how they're embarrassed he's our president.
     
  27. ScoPro

    ScoPro 1,000+ Posts

    WTF? The Rooskies bombed Fort Benning?

    I was born there.

    Fookin' commie bastids.
     
  28. Go Trees

    Go Trees 100+ Posts

    So does this make Georgia and Ukraine's NATO aspirations more or less likely? If I'm Ukraine this is just another data point that Russia cannot be trusted. If I'm Germany I want those pipelines going through Turkey so I'm not dependent on Russia for my energy needs. If I'm Germany I also want that buffer of Ukraine just in case.
     
  29. A. BETTIK

    A. BETTIK 1,000+ Posts

    Who knows what the hell is really happening there now. If I were Ivan, I'd secure the South Ossetian perimeter and rough up a 10km buffer zone. At some point South Ossetia will petition to join the Russian Federation and that will be that. Europe gets Kosovo and Russia gets South Ossetia.

    If I were the EU, I'd offer a 100,000 Euros to each of the 70,000 people to South Ossetia to move north, offer to buy gas from the Russian pipeline exclusively for a 10 year period and in exchange Russia lets Georgia have South Ossetia for another decade. After feeling good about making the offer, then I'd be stingy as hell and just opt for plan Ivan above.
     
  30. 2003TexasGrad

    2003TexasGrad Son of a Motherless Goat

    "Meanwhile I'm watching the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games and there's Bush sitting next to Vladimer Putin and just being good old pals with him."

    Ive stated it on another thread, but this kind of dilpomacy, while smart politically, is bad PR in reality. As Bush derides China and Russia for their record, he meets with them and "respects" them, while simultaneously making political statements about bringing freedom and democracy to the middle east through the removal of their dictators.

    How he can respect Putin and China but not respect Saddam doesnt make sense. No one can possibly say that Saddam was worse, especially when we supported Saddam during his war with Iran.
     

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