Georgia Retreats, Russia Continues Offensive
Posted on August 11, 2008
Filed Under Russia, Vladimir Putin |
Here’s an update on the war (and this is a war) between Russia and Georgia:
Russia battled Georgian forces on land and sea, reports said late Sunday, despite a Georgian cease-fire offer and its claim to be withdrawing from South Ossetia, the separatist Georgian province battered by days of intense fighting.
Russian planes on Sunday twice bombed an area near the Georgian capital’s airport, officials said.
The violence appeared to show gargantuan Russia’s determination to subdue diminutive, U.S.-backed Georgia, even at the risk of international reproach. Russia fended off a wave of international calls to observe Georgia’s cease-fire, saying it must first be assured that Georgian troops have indeed pulled back from South Ossetia.
Ready to relive those Cold War days? Just asking.
I haven’t heard anyone call Putin and Medvedev are their act of hypocrisy yet. All this time Russia has been against strict sanctions against Iran (I’m quite sure it doesn’t have anything to do with their relationship) despite security concerns from the West. But as soon has Russia is supposedly threatened it launches an all-out military assault and ignores the pleas of the World community to cease fire.
So I guess what we take out of this is that it’s fine for Russia to forcefully defend itself against threats while ignoring the World, but America must get the International Community’s blessing before defending itself. Hypocrisy anyone? Why isn’t anyone else making this point? Answer: because it’s an inconvenient truth.
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