Comments on: How Would McCain Mediate A Russia-Georgia Conflict? http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/08/08/how-would-mccain-mediate/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:42:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: AngryOne http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/08/08/how-would-mccain-mediate/comment-page-1/#comment-1854 AngryOne Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:43:14 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/wonkroom/2008/08/08/how-would-mccain-mediate/#comment-1854 As the conflict over the breakaway region of South Ossetia threatens to explode into all-out war between Georgia and Russia, Republican presidential nominee John McCain weighed in. "What's most critical now," McCain said, "is to avoid further confrontation between Russian and Georgian military forces." But given his confused and contradictory statements about expelling Russia from the G8, what may be most critical to American voters is whether John McCain understands what he's talking about. For the details, see: <b><a href="http://www.perrspectives.com/blog/archives/001187.htm" rel="nofollow">"Fighting in Georgia Highlights McCain's Confusion Over Russia."</a></b> As the conflict over the breakaway region of South Ossetia threatens to explode into all-out war between Georgia and Russia, Republican presidential nominee John McCain weighed in. “What’s most critical now,” McCain said, “is to avoid further confrontation between Russian and Georgian military forces.” But given his confused and contradictory statements about expelling Russia from the G8, what may be most critical to American voters is whether John McCain understands what he’s talking about.

For the details, see:
“Fighting in Georgia Highlights McCain’s Confusion Over Russia.”

]]> By: nigel http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/08/08/how-would-mccain-mediate/comment-page-1/#comment-1852 nigel Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:55:03 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/wonkroom/2008/08/08/how-would-mccain-mediate/#comment-1852 If I need to explain that............. If I need to explain that………….

]]> By: nigel http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/08/08/how-would-mccain-mediate/comment-page-1/#comment-1850 nigel Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:52:51 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/wonkroom/2008/08/08/how-would-mccain-mediate/#comment-1850 He'd probably combine a "china drilling 90 miles off American" type falsehood with his talent for republican geographical inaccuracies and run an advert saying Obama doesn't care that the Russians are occupying a southern state of the US. He’d probably combine a “china drilling 90 miles off American” type falsehood with his talent for republican geographical inaccuracies and run an advert saying Obama doesn’t care that the Russians are occupying a southern state of the US.

]]> By: stateofthedivision http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/08/08/how-would-mccain-mediate/comment-page-1/#comment-1842 stateofthedivision Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:14:33 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/wonkroom/2008/08/08/how-would-mccain-mediate/#comment-1842 The first thing John would do is consult with Czechoslavakia. Then he'd build on his success solving conflicts along the Iraq-Pakistan border. With that firm foundation, John's the man to solve the problem. That he'd do, my friend. The first thing John would do is consult with Czechoslavakia. Then he’d build on his success solving conflicts along the Iraq-Pakistan border. With that firm foundation, John’s the man to solve the problem. That he’d do, my friend.

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