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Picking a Fight with Russia: Very Presidential
democracyarsenal.org —
... off on picking a fight. Especially considering that we have other serious interests with the Russians who also happen to have a lot of nuclear weapons. McCain promises broad cooperation with the Russians on nuclear proliferation. How exactly does he plan to achieve that if he's going to come out so aggressively on this type of an issue without even thinking through the consequences of shooting first and asking questions second?
Update: Also, Think Progress and Matt Duss point out that Randy Schueneman, McCain's foreign policy ...
All hell breaks loose between Russia and Georgia
Crooks and Liars —
... a broader conflict.
Hundreds of civilians were reported dead in the worst outbreak of hostilities since the province won defacto independence in a war against Georgia that ended in 1992. Witnesses said the South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvali was devastated.
According to Putin, “war has started.”
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Hullabaloo — ... Bush, Obama and others have moved closer to McCain's initial position... Pushing the prescience line, aides are circulating a pair of YouTube clips from 1999 and 2000 that feature some tough talk from McCain about the new Kremlin regime. Right. As if a right winger waving his fist at Russia is "prescience." Unless he did it in 1899 (which is possible) there have been millions who got there before him. Update II: Also, Think Progress and Matt Duss point out that Randy Schueneman, McCain's foreign policy ...
McCain backs Georgia's reckless war on advice of lobbyist
Majikthise —
... registering to represent any foreign principal, either--even though Mitchell, Orion, Scheunemann all show up in the Justice Department's database of current and former foreign agents. The records document ongoing lobbying of federal officials by Scheunemann, Mitchell, and other Orion personnel. Scheunemann and Mitchell have lobbied McCain's office extensively on behalf of Georgian interests. ...
Cindy McCain Travels To Republic Of Georgia To Exploit Wounded Soldiers
Crooks and Liars —
... , and now he’s sending his wife Cindy to exploit unwitting Georgian soldiers too. I guess having a campaign adviser who also lobbies for Georgia sure has paid off. ...
