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Aug 11, 2008, 10:52 PM
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| Not that you care all that much... ....but my homeland is under attack and most of the international community, as expected, doesn't feel the urge to do anything about it. Georgia's president, the poor politician and leader that he is, dediced on Thursday to poke the Russian bear with a pathetic and badly prepared army. Now my people are paying the price as Russia responds with a massive military strike and moves into postion to invade the whole country. The western world has had a rather underwhelming reaction to what is happening in Eastern Europe, to a country that was on the path to joining NATO. But that is only fair. There have been many other horrible conflicts where thousands died as the powerful nations stood aside and watched the killing unfold. Except this time, the people being killed could be my father, my grandmother, my cousins and their toddler children. Sorry, I know, crappy topic, but I had to vent a bit. |
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Aug 11, 2008, 11:29 PM
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| Reason for killing is that a small separatist area of Georgia decided to leave the republic and join Russia. Russia was happy to offer them a new home. Supposedly, and quite possibly, Georgia launched a surprise attack to regain the region. Amazing what people will do for their land and their people. They will even kill every single human on their land if that will help get it back. Russia has a recent history of disliking Georgia because it wants to join NATO, it is a US ally, etc..., now they have the excuse to kick our butts. |
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Aug 12, 2008, 12:07 AM
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| First of all - thanks for giving all of us Americans the benfit of the doubt.... NOT!!!!! I think we Americans are a caring people... Wait... your one of us right? I love how our "president" says it's bad that Russia invaded a sovereign country... Like he's never done that. Yeah it sucks - but don't generalize... There are many of us "westerners" that care.. So back off a bit on your diatribe.... I don't lump all Georgians into a category - I'd thank you to do the same to us in the US..... But what are we supposed to do? I don't even 100% know who attacked who.. For all i know this could be Georgia's doing... And frankly - I don't want us to go to war for other countries problems anymore... And I don't want "MY PEOPLE" to die for "your people". So I'd prefer we stay way out of it... Sorry... Enough is enough... If your really upset.. Book a ticket.. and buy a gun... defend your country.. Dont just try to come of as a person who thinks people do not care... there... I said.. it...
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Aug 12, 2008, 12:43 AM
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Aug 12, 2008, 1:35 AM
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Anyway, koreshot, I hope events ratchet down a bit on their own because there's no way the US can help and NATO is useless. Georgia stepped up to fight side by side with America in the Middle East, so we certainly owe them some security. Georgia has every right to maintain it's own issues as a sovereign nation and Russia was just looking for an excuse...
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Aug 12, 2008, 6:21 AM
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