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09.07.2008 9:00 pm

Monday editorial: Stand down in Georgia

georgia_us_cheney_opt.jpgA passionate attachment of one Nation for another produces a variety of evils,” said George Washington in his farewell address in 1796. Mere sympathy for that other country can create the “illusion” that our interests are the same, he said,…

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08.15.2008 2:40 pm

Russia and Georgia: Post-conflict consequences

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Map of military conflict between Russia and GeorgiaWith a cease-fire deal between Russia and Georgia progressing, here’s a look at some reactions to the strategic and geopolitical consequences that could come as a result of this conflict.

The Wall Street Journal’s Garry Kasparov wrote today that the West’s appeasement…

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08.12.2008 11:42 am

Russia’s victory in Georgia all but complete

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A Georgian surveys the damage after a Russian airstrikeHowever it may dismay Americans to watch Russian tanks rolling over a tiny, democratic U.S. ally, you have to hand it to Putin — the invasion of Georgia was nothing short of brilliant.

The groundwork for this invasion was meticulously laid…

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