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The Limitless Power of Bluster
Eschaton —
Think Tanker Yglesias should read some of his early work so he can remember that the only limiting factor is will.
Hullabaloo — ... , has predictably been making some sharp observations (just scroll down --- and say hi.) He points to this very troubling piece by Fred Kaplan in Slate: ...
It Was 3 A.M., And We Were Asleep
LiberalOasis : The Blog —
... rushed recognition of Kosovo and said damn the consequences.
Now thousands are dead. The fact is that a combination of American recklessness, serious miscalculation and over-reach by Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, as well as Russia's forceful reassertion of its regional national interests and status as an oil and gas rich, tough international player means America and Europe have yet again helped generate a crisis that tests US global credibility.
Matthew Yglesias:
This highlights, I think, some of the limits of the kind of ...
It Was 3 A.M., And We Were Asleep
The Hollywood Liberal —
... secret entreaties and instead rushed recognition of Kosovo and said damn the consequences. Now thousands are dead. The fact is that a combination of American recklessness, serious miscalculation and over-reach by Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, as well as Russia’s forceful reassertion of its regional national interests and status as an oil and gas rich, tough international player means America and Europe have yet again helped generate a crisis that tests US global credibility. Matthew Yglesias: This highlights, I think, some of the limits of the kind of ...
Tuesday afternoon
The Sideshow —
... , is he in charge? "Vice President Cheney, speaking Sunday with Saakashvili, expressed the United States' "solidarity" with the Georgian people and their elected leaders, Cheney spokeswoman Lea Anne McBride said in a statement. Cheney praised the decision to withdraw from the conflict zone and said that Russian aggression must not go unanswered." Matt Yglesias has a good point about The Limits of Bluster and how Bushian cheerleading led Georgia into a trap he can't get them out of (via ...
