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To: Real Man who wrote (10196)	8/12/2008 12:31:26 AM
From: dybdahl	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71454

SO is not part of Russia, so if Russia thinks that there is a problem in SO, they should involve other nations, too. UN is very interested in hearing about problems in SO and Abkhasien. Also, Russia has been pumping money into SO and Abkhasien without involving the Georgian government. That's not a good way to help the Georgian government becoming the authority of these two regions. Instead, they should help the Georgian government, strengthening democracy, making sure that there is free speech, free press, free elections and transparency. Instead of all this, Russia pays people to like them better, gives them Russian passports, and on the day of the opening of the Olympic Games, they obviously have a significant amount of military equipment ready to enter Georgia. All this is unacceptable behavior. I'm not the only one who thinks back to Czechoslovakia in 1968, where the Soviet Union uses force in order to set their world order. If it wasn't for Russia's size and ability to veto UN sanctions, they would quickly be embargoed, maybe counterattacked by countries that want to preserve international law. I'm sure that Abkhasien looks forward to a situation where they are almost a part of Russia, getting Russian investments and rich, Russian tourists. But if Russia's actions make a precedent for what is OK, we may see a lot of military actions all around the world in the near future. I hope that the Russian invasion of Georgia is a sign that Russia has not grown up, yet, and needs to be told how things work. I don't hope that it's a sign that Russia wants to be part of the axis of evil.