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To: i-node who wrote (406638)	8/15/2008 9:48:10 AM
From: steve harris	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575420

Amazing the people coming out in the defense of Russia isn't it?

To: i-node who wrote (406638)	8/15/2008 11:38:18 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575420

There is not one iota of similarity between our invasion of Iraq, which totally necessary, and Russia's use of force against George. Not one iota. The world doesn't believe you.

To: i-node who wrote (406638)	8/15/2008 3:39:11 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575420

"There is not one iota of similarity between our invasion of Iraq, which totally necessary, and Russia's use of force against George." No, there isn't. But, Putin said that the US action in Iraq justified what they were doing with Chechnya. And he is also comparing it for this action. That is what is known as "blowback". Or, as Tenchu likes to point out, "the law of unintended consequences". If I were to pick, this is more similar to what Israel did to Lebanon. Expect that Russia was better prepared and Georgia less prepared than their equivalents in that conflict.