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Sorry, I Was Asleep For Twenty Years; What’d I Miss?
Posted on August 15, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Cold War, John McCain, Russian/Georgian conflict | Leave a Comment
John McCain puts the Georgia situation in its proper context:
My friends, we have reached a crisis, the first probably serious crisis internationally since the end of the Cold War. This is an act of aggression.
Totally fair. If I remember correctly, history ended when Ronald Reagan tore down the Berlin Wall with his bare hands. The [...]
Dumbing Down The Letters Page
Posted on August 15, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Russian/Georgian conflict, friends of the blog | Leave a Comment
Some moron named “Liam Toohey” has a letter printed in the Post today and is probably all proud of himself for it or some shit, so I guess you should go read that.
In all seriousness, I’m not so sure about some of Liam’s peripheral examples: Kosovo was considered an act of conquest? By whom? Nonetheless, [...]
