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Walter Laqueur on Kremlin strategy

The Gormogons Posted on August 17, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 17, 2008

Worth reading. Covers Georgia, the Near Abroad, and the Middle East. The main aim will be to weaken America’s position in the Middle East. In this respect, there are differences of opinion in the Kremlin. Some ex-generals have come on … Continue reading →

Posted in Georgia (Sakartvelo), Middle East, Russia, Ukraine

Uh, yes.

The Gormogons Posted on August 17, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 17, 2008

Worth reading beyond the fairly rhetorical question in the headline. RFE/RL always does a good job. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. www.gormogons.com

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Posted in Georgia (Sakartvelo), Russia

Ossetian War commentary — 15 August

The Gormogons Posted on August 15, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 15, 2008

John Bolton is on fire in the Telegraph. Not least because he uses some of the historical allusions the Volgi has pulled out. The West, collectively, failed in this crisis. And he takes the Bushies to the woodshed. Great stuff. … Continue reading →

Posted in Georgia (Sakartvelo), NATO, Russia

The Bear Growls

The Gormogons Posted on August 15, 2008 by 'PuterAugust 15, 2008

The question now is whether the bear is wounded by its increasing international isolation, or is it still hungry to reestablish hegemony in its self-declared sphere of influence. “Mmmm, Georgia was good. How about a piece of Poland for dessert?” … Continue reading →

Posted in Crazy Ivan, Nukes, Russia

It’s too bad…

The Gormogons Posted on August 15, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 15, 2008

…Fred Thompson‘s never run for president. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. www.gormogons.com

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Posted in Fred Thompson, Georgia (Sakartvelo), Russia

When all you’ve got is a hammer…

The Gormogons Posted on August 15, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 15, 2008

…every problem starts to look like a nail. Europe’s self-mesmerization with “soft power,” encapsulated perfectly: “What would it take,” I asked, “for Europe to stop treating Putin like a democrat? If all opposition parties are banned? Or what if they … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Russia

Что делать? — Tactical edition

The Gormogons Posted on August 15, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 15, 2008

If the Georgians want to fight, Stuart Koehl has some ideas on how we can help. He doesn’t mention it, but we should be preemptively providing this kind of military assistance to other democratic countries in Russia’s sights, particularly Ukraine. … Continue reading →

Posted in Georgia (Sakartvelo), Russia, Ukraine, What is to be done?

Ossetian War commentary — 14 August

The Gormogons Posted on August 15, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 15, 2008

Excellent piece in Small Wars Journal: …The return of strongman rule to Russia, and particularly one who regards the demise of the Soviet Union as a historic catastrophe, is now a fact of international life to which we will all … Continue reading →

Posted in Georgia (Sakartvelo), Russia

Уркаїна!

The Gormogons Posted on August 14, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 14, 2008

Wow. Ukraine looks like they’ve realized that it’s on, and they’re trying to effectively lock up the Russian Black Sea Fleet. (Via Michael Ledeen @ NRO.) Good for them. As Krauthammer argues infra: we have cards; we need to play … Continue reading →

Posted in Georgia (Sakartvelo), Russia, Ukraine

Что делать?

The Gormogons Posted on August 14, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 14, 2008

Charles Krauthammer has some excellent suggestions. And he grasps what this is all about: The real objective is the Finlandization of Georgia through the removal of President Mikheil Saakashvili and his replacement by a Russian puppet. If you don’t read … Continue reading →

Posted in Georgia (Sakartvelo), Russia, What is to be done?

Cease-fire ceases

The Gormogons Posted on August 14, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 14, 2008

According to Saakashvili at any rate: For too long, we all underestimated the ruthlessness of the regime in Moscow. Yesterday brought further evidence of its duplicity: Within 24 hours of Russia agreeing to a cease-fire, its forces were rampaging through … Continue reading →

Posted in Georgia (Sakartvelo), Russia

Well said…

The Gormogons Posted on August 14, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 14, 2008

…Mr. Johnson, who’s evidently on the same page as the Œcumenical Volgi. “The Russian invasion of Georgia is a damning indictment of Western, and especially European, diplomacy….If the Russian bluff is ever going to be called, it had much better … Continue reading →

Posted in Georgia (Sakartvelo), Russia

A quarrel in a far-away country between people of whom we know nothing.

The Gormogons Posted on August 13, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 13, 2008

On NRO’s Corner, John Derbyshire argues: Either you believe the U.S.A. ought to commit — in writing — that we shall go to war on behalf of Georgia (Estonia, the Ukraine, etc.), or you believe we ought not. Precisely backwards. … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti Semitism, Conspiracy theories from Saturn, Georgia (Sakartvelo), Israel, John McCain, Neville Chamberlain, Putin that Chekist хуй, Russia

Ossetian War commentary

The Gormogons Posted on August 13, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 13, 2008

Read ’em in full. Melik Kaylan: Having overestimated the power of the Soviet Union in its last years, we have consistently underestimated the ambitions of Russia since. Already, a great deal has been said about the implications of Russia’s invasion … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Georgia (Sakartvelo), Iran, Russia, Unfreeze those arms sales to Taiwan already

Russian cease-fire?

The Gormogons Posted on August 12, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 12, 2008

Well, this would be nice, if it’s true and it sticks. It’s a welcome distance short of the deposition of the Georgian government I was expecting. If this holds, it’s because Russia’s made her point; now, the ball is in … Continue reading →

Posted in Georgia (Sakartvelo), Russia, Turkey, Ukraine

Schmitt & De Lorenzo on the Ossetian War…

The Gormogons Posted on August 12, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 12, 2008

…in today’s Wall Street Journal. Worth reading throughout. However, if you don’t have the time, just read this: Reversing this course will not be easy, but it is absolutely necessary. At stake are international law, energy security, NATO’s future, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Georgia (Sakartvelo), Russia

Some very clear thinking on Russia & Georgia

The Gormogons Posted on August 12, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 12, 2008

Instead of a series of incoherent responses to Russian actions, we should get out in front of this problem by defining it on our terms: a sovereign Georgia, a South Ossetia whose future is decided by negotiation and not force, … Continue reading →

Posted in Georgia (Sakartvelo), Russia

Obama, the UN, and Russia

The Gormogons Posted on August 11, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 11, 2008

Over at NRO’s Corner, Punditissimo Jonah Goldberg wonders why the heck Obama’s response is to refer the Ossetian War to the UN Security Council. I’d have thought the answer was obvious: the left’s innate aversion to any sort of positive … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Georgia (Sakartvelo), Olympics, Russia, Rwanda, Self-Determination for Tibet Turkestan and Inner Mongolia, Unfreeze those arms sales to Taiwan already, United Nations

This Is Not the Change We’ve Been Waiting For

The Gormogons Posted on August 11, 2008 by 'PuterAugust 11, 2008

Senator McCain whipped out his foreign policy and security bona fides again today in addressing Russia’s “peacekeeping” efforts in Georgia, warning the Russians of “severe, long-term negative consequences” involving a few tricks Senator McCain picked up during his time visiting … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Dwight Eisenhower, Georgia (Sakartvelo), Russia

Also, you dirty hippies

The Gormogons Posted on August 11, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 11, 2008

Where’s your “no blood for oil” now? China’s got the frickin’ PLA in Sudan to protect its oil deals with the genocidal government, and you decide the best way to deal with the crisis is to go to the UN. … Continue reading →

Posted in Georgia (Sakartvelo), Hippies…they say they want to save the world but all they do is smoke pot and smell bad, Russia, Self-Determination for Tibet Turkestan and Inner Mongolia

Where is the Knight in the Panther Skin? (ვეფხისტყაოსანი)

The Gormogons Posted on August 11, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 11, 2008

The Œcumenical Volgi has been on the road and, due to a dodgy wifi connection, unable to blog at any length. Ensconced in an airport with all the modern conveniences, he can finally address the horrific events in South Ossetia … Continue reading →

Posted in Georgia (Sakartvelo), Kazakhstan, Latvia-Lithuania-Estonia, Moldova, Putin that Chekist хуй, Russia, Ukraine

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