Gall
The first day or so we all pointed to our countries.
The third or fourth day we were pointing to our continents.
By the fifth day, we were aware of only one earth
--Prince Sultan Salman Abdulaziz Al-Saud,
on his Space Shuttle Discovery flight
Have I been blind?
Have I been lost inside myself and my own mind?
Hypnotized, mesmerized, by what my eyes have seen?
--Carnival, Natalie Merchant
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The third or fourth day we were pointing to our continents.
By the fifth day, we were aware of only one earth
--Prince Sultan Salman Abdulaziz Al-Saud,
on his Space Shuttle Discovery flight
Have I been blind?
Have I been lost inside myself and my own mind?
Hypnotized, mesmerized, by what my eyes have seen?
--Carnival, Natalie Merchant
_______________
All of the American Gaul is divided into three parts:
All three bear responsibility for the U.S.'s invasion and destruction of a nation a half a world away from U.S. shores under the fictional rubric, "preemptive invasion." Now the Russians are fighting in their own backyard in areas of historic interest and influence, for understandable goals, but Cheney-via-Bush-via-Rice are demanding and end to the fighting (Moscow Agrees to Stick with Truce.)
This disingenuously issued demand comes as the U.S. continues its open-ended and aggressive phony "long war," the updated, M. C. Hammerized version of the Phony War on Terror (PWOT ©), i.e., "U Can't Touch This."
Here's an idea: Why not link Russian cessation of hostilities in and around Georgia to a similar cessation by troops in Iraq and Afghanistan? A goodwill gesture recognizing that what's good for the Bear is good for the Eagle. If they can't invade, we can't either.
It is pure gall for Cheney/Bush/Rice to demand Russia's cease-fire. What will they do when Russia tells them to pound salt (SALT)? Is the U.S. willing to actually fight for Georgia?
Unmitigated gall.
- George Bush
- Dick Cheney
- Condoleeza Rice
All three bear responsibility for the U.S.'s invasion and destruction of a nation a half a world away from U.S. shores under the fictional rubric, "preemptive invasion." Now the Russians are fighting in their own backyard in areas of historic interest and influence, for understandable goals, but Cheney-via-Bush-via-Rice are demanding and end to the fighting (Moscow Agrees to Stick with Truce.)
This disingenuously issued demand comes as the U.S. continues its open-ended and aggressive phony "long war," the updated, M. C. Hammerized version of the Phony War on Terror (PWOT ©), i.e., "U Can't Touch This."
Here's an idea: Why not link Russian cessation of hostilities in and around Georgia to a similar cessation by troops in Iraq and Afghanistan? A goodwill gesture recognizing that what's good for the Bear is good for the Eagle. If they can't invade, we can't either.
It is pure gall for Cheney/Bush/Rice to demand Russia's cease-fire. What will they do when Russia tells them to pound salt (SALT)? Is the U.S. willing to actually fight for Georgia?
Unmitigated gall.
Labels: georgia and russia, U.S. hypocrisy
posted by Lisa at 11:10 PM
14 Comments:
"The first day or so we all pointed to our countries.
The third or fourth day we were pointing to our continents.
By the fifth day, we were aware of only one earth."
-Prince Sultan Salman Abdulaziz Al-Saud,
(on his Space Shuttle Discovery flight)
What a wonderful quote!
No no, you've got it all wrong. We (the USA) are the eternal "good guys" who can do no wrong. If we invade you it's for your own good, if another country invades you it's a criminal act of aggression. If you keep that in mind you will never stray from the path.
rick98,
Yes, "benevolent paternalism". . . if I could only keep to the Good Book, and stop seeing Mr. Cheney with that black cowboy hat.
But Lisa, I must refer you to Joni Mitchell: "A good slave loves the Good Book, a rebel loves a cause." So, jam that black hat on down over Cheney's ugly mug and march on!
Thanks for the buck up, labrys.
Rick 98c,
As Bob Dylan so clearly states- with God on our side. jim
Very Well Put!!!
sorta OT: I know you were refering to the SALT treaties but it made me think of when I was stationed in Germany I went to the Technologies(?) Museum near Munich and they had a reproduction of a Russian salt mine. Damned interesting. They also had a repoduction of an American coal mine. The salt mine would have been much nicer to labor in by the way. And not much difference in pay.
terrible,
as a long term reader i'm sure you know that my father and both grandfathers were coal miners. I'm actually proud that an army and a war saved me from that fate. I've never understood why pater returned to the mines after VE/VJ.
My only showers as a kid were in the bath house of the coal miner's shower room-no hot water but we had no shower of any kind at home. Only a cold water tap in the kitchen of our company house. yep, the salt mines would be like going to the spa in comparison.
jim
I listened to Connie Rice talk about the Russian invasion. Classic case of the pot calling the kettle Black!
anon,
Couldn't have said it better.
Rick 98C adroitly captures how it is from the perspective of our political leadership. Unfortunately, the American people go right along with this whole shitty American exceptionalism argument.
Jon Stewart has a wonderful take on what may be John McCain's stupidest comment yet during this presidential election season (saying a lot, given how stupid McCain has already proved to be). Seems McCain is out there on film, saying that in the 21st century, nations don't invade other nations. Interesting comment from the senator/presidential hopeful who's already supported U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq in the 21st century. Guess those don't count. Just as Israel's invasion of Lebanon doesn't count.
Stewart's clip also includes our U.N. ambassador condemning the Russians by first saying that invasion of other nations is terrible, but then correcting himself to say that invasion of nations in EUROPE is what's bad, leading one to conclude that it's OK if you want to go ahead and invade any country that's not in Europe.
From my reading of the Georgian situation, the unfortunate reality may be that the Russians are more in the right than are the Georgians. Recall how Reagan termed the Nicaraguan contras the "moral equivalent of the founding fathers"? You bet. I guess the Georgian police state ranks right up there with them.
We have really got to do something about the company we keep.
BTW, to anticipate any objections from those who run things here and who seemingly have a soft spot in their heart for Senator McCain, my observations about Mr. McCain making stupid comments should not be in any way construed as "ageism." He was stupid and duplicitous when he was young, too.
Publius, kind sir,
I shan't be tarred with that brush again; I have learned my lesson well!
American exceptionalism is well-entrenched-- "God shed his grace on thee."
Interesting comment on invading nations of Europe. The Times had an interesting piece today defining Georgia as a "European" nation. Is that so?
publius, i'm disturbed that Georgia has been called an ally in yesterdays NYT front piece.
When did this happen?Did a treaty or two slip by me while i was writing my anti-federalist post?
Why do we keep this nonsense up? We feel a real and deep need to secure our borders BUT deny the same perogatives to the Russians- it does not compute.
Militarising Poland/croatia/Czech/Slovak is not really a wise move.Presuming to fight over these states is analogous to the start of WW's1&2.
WW1 boils down to Britain going into a world war over Serbia.
WW2 is samo samo poland.Do we really want to replay these wars?Haven't we or the world figured this craziness out yet?
I say this about Iraq/ Afghan/ Georgia-they are not our concern nor do we have the assets to make them our concern.Would the EU/Nato really want to fight Russia to protect Georgia ?Would the US?This is in fact the scariest question with somebody like GWB at the helm.
Has anybody considered the Chinese position on this question?
LOL RANGERAGAINSTWAR THINKS WWII WAS ALL ABOUT POLAND
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