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Getting Another War On
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Krauthammer this morning goes into raptures about the possibility of reliving the 1970s and 1980s: The most crucial and unconditional measure, however, is this: Reaffirm support for the Saakashvili government and declare that its removal by the Russians would lead to recognition of a government-in-exile. This would instantly be understood as providing us the legal basis for supplying and supporting a Georgian resistance to any Russian-installed regime. This is a 1980s Afghanistan gambit, a de facto return to the Cold War, even though ...

Krauthammer (and others) whiffs
QandO — Charles Krauthammer looks at the war in Georgia and decides while there’s not much we can do, there are some things we should do. ...

What to Do about Georgia
Weekly Standard Blog — ... A cease-fire that holds is a vital first step, but only one. With our allies, we now must stand in united purpose to persuade the Russian government to end violence permanently and withdraw its troops from Georgia. International monitors must gain immediate access to war-torn areas in order to avert an even greater humanitarian disaster, and we should ensure that emergency aid lifted by air and sea is delivered. Charles Krauthammer has a few other proposals that are worth adopting as well: 1. Suspend the NATO-Russia Council ...

No, We're Not All Georgians Now
Newshoggers.com — ... to Krauthammer, the message is that the West, and the US in particular, must push back hard against naked Russian aggression otherwise, as we were repeatedly told in Cold War days, we'll wake up one morning to find Russian tanks on the Atlantic coast of Europe. That message clashes with what the Russians have actually done in Georgia but that hardly matters to the hotheaded confrontationalists. And so we've seen a progression, from claims that Russia intended to take over all of Georgia and this proved that they'd do the same to all their old satellites in turn to ...

No, We're Not All Georgians Now
At-Largely — ... to Krauthammer, the message is that the West, and the US in particular, must push back hard against naked Russian aggression otherwise, as we were repeatedly told in Cold War days, we'll wake up one morning to find Russian tanks on the Atlantic coast of Europe. That message clashes with what the Russians have actually done in Georgia but that hardly matters to the hotheaded confrontationalists. And so we've seen a progression, from claims that Russia intended to take over all of Georgia and this proved that they'd do the same to all their old satellites in turn to ...

Evening links
Sister Toldjah — ... Radio, TV. —– Regarding the Georgia/Russia conflict, here are some of the top headlines: U.S. and Poland sign missile shield deal Russians Say Separatist Enclaves Will Not Revert to Georgia George Bush squares up to Vladimir Putin over Georgia John Hinderaker: Give This Woman A Purple Heart Charles Krauthammer: How to Stop Putin John McCain: We Are All ...

Partying Like It’s 1980. Time to open Cold War 2.0
Firedoglake — ... The Ukraine is a flare point because of the Crimea and Sevastopol, which are majority Russian and which want independence. Worse than that it's flare point because Ukraine said it might not let Russian ships back into Sevastopol, which the Russian fleet shares with the Ukraine under a 20 year lease. If they kick Russia out early, they are breaking a treaty obligation. If they do so, the Russians may decide they are justified in seizing Sevastopol and Crimea back. What else does Krauthammer want to do? Kick Russia out of the G8 Suspend ...

Links for 2008-08-14 [del.icio.us]
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... up 18 electoral votes more than John Kerry received, meaning Mr. Obama must carry Colorado or Virginia and add another small state to his column. If Mr. McCain carries Michigan as well as Ohio, it would make Mr. Obama's Electoral College math very difficult. And if Mr. McCain can limit GOP losses to one or two small states from those won by the GOP in 2004, he'll be America's 44th president. United States and Poland Agree on Missile Defense Deal RealClearPolitics - Articles - How to Stop Putin His objectives are clear. They go ...

Barnes: Effect Of Obama’s Missile Defense Policy Could Be ‘Worse’ Than Cuban Missile Crisis
Think Progress — ... Last night on Fox News, Charles Krauthammer joined in, complaining that Russia can now take over all of eastern Europe (despite the fact that didn’t happen the last time he predicted such an event). But later in the program, the Weekly Standard’s Fred Barnes took demagoguery’s top prize: ...