Email Story

The War in Georgia Is a War for the West

Daily Kos found this 8/11/2008 on online.wsj.com

Is a War for the West Tbilisi, Georgia As I write, Russia is waging war on my country. On Friday, hundreds of Russian tanks crossed into Georgian territory, and Russian air force jets bombed Georgian airports, bases, ports and public markets. Many are dead, many more wounded. This invasion, which echoes Afghanistan in 1979 and the Prague Spring of 1968, threatens to undermine the stability of ...