townhall.com - 8/14/2008
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Subscribe today to Townhall Magazine and get Fred Thompson's exclusive commentaries. My mind goes back to August 2002 in Tbilisi, as I visited Georgia with John McCain. I remember it feeling rather dark and secretive, with the former-Soviet Union’s heavy hand still making its presence felt. President Eduard Shevardnadze, formerly Soviet minister of foreign affairs, presented a ...
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Great article by Fred Thompson
Southern Appeal —
There is a great article by Fred Thompson about the recent crisis in Georgia and the response of the 2 candidates for President at the Townhall website. I love the last line: This crisis half a world away confirms what I’ve been saying for a while: This election cycle, the traffic in the world is very heavy …and dangerous; it’s no time to give a kid with barely a learner’s permit the keys to the car.
Russia Must Not Be Allowed To Get Away With Its Attack On Georgia
Say Anything —
... Sage words on the Georgia situation from the man who should be the Republican nominee for President: ...
Fred Thompson
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Fred Thompson On Hussein: “This is No Time To Give A Kid With Barely A Learner’s Permit The Keys To The Car”
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
... Fred Thompson has a great article over at Townhall.com today. He talks about his own travels to Tbilisi in 2002 when then President Eduard Shevardnadze “…presented a friendlier face to the United States, but was beset by economic problems and corruption charges…” ...
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A reader writes
I think you are generally correct in your assessment about the situation in Georgia, especially on the point that America plainly lacks the moral authority and credibility to seriously deride the Russian position. But you ...
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