But, hey, Russia going to war with another country is probably OK. It is only when the US and much of the rest of the civilized war is “keeping all options on the table,” particularly the USA, that there is a problem. Especially when it is the Left’s buddies the Iranians
Georgia’s president said Friday that his country is under attack by Russian tanks and warplanes, and he accused Russia of targeting civilians as tensions over the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia appeared to boil over into full-blown conflict.
I’m not quite sure who wrote that at CNN, but, considering CNN has actual live video, I would say it is more than just Georgie’s president saying it.
“All day today, they’ve been bombing Georgia from numerous warplanes and specifically targeting (the) civilian population, and we have scores of wounded and dead among (the) civilian population all around the country,” President Mikhail Saakashvili told CNN in an exclusive interview.
“This is the worst nightmare one can encounter,” he said.
Hundreds of people, possibly thousands, are fleeing South Ossetia to the Russian region of North Ossetia-Alania, the United Nations reported Friday, citing Russian officials. About 400 more are believed to have fled for other parts of Georgia, the United Nations said.
Asked whether Georgia and Russia were now at war, he said, “My country is in self-defense against Russian aggression. Russian troops invaded Georgia.”
Will the Left decry this? I’ll have to do a dumpster dive to find out.
James Joyner has probably one of the most comprehensive posts on the matter.
One of the few liberals commenting on the subject, The Moderate Voice, asks if we have a dog in this hunt. One of TMV’s commenters is already trying to link it to BushCo and oil.
Talk Left, usually one of the saner Left sites, goes full moonbat and blames it on Bush, as does Newshoggers.
See a ton more at Memeorandum.
Can’t do a serious dumpster dive till lunch, and getting my laptop up.
