Putin couldn't care less about the Democratic "feel good" candidate's empty rhetoric advocating global harmony or his list of all the walls Obama thinks should come tumbling down. During the last few days we have seen Putin and his Kremlin lackeys and henchmen act with cold-hearted brutality towards a peaceful neighbor. He has asserted Russian power in the most blood-thirsty way and proved, what we have known for some time but were afraid to admit because admitting it would have required we do something about it, that he is a continental tyrant.
Obama's first response was to say that both sides should "show restraint." Russia was, and is, clearly the aggressor. However, Obama's statement suggests a moral equivalency between the invader and the invaded. The inability to distinguish between the fire department and the fire is just one hallmark of the appeaser.
Letting Russia have her own way in eastern Europe was a bad idea at Yalta and it's a bad idea now. Finland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia all know to their cost how, unchecked, Russia treats her neighbors. Now it's Georgia's turn. If we are to put a stop to these adventures then our Secretary of State should meet with Putin and quietly but forcefully tell him the following: "Look here Vladimir, old boy, you have 48 hours to get out of Georgia, shake hands, and pay to repair all the damage you've caused. We are now in Defense Condition 2, we have Nimitz Class carrier battle groups steaming towards the Black Sea, the Barents Sea, and the Bering Sea. We may not be able to put too many boots on the ground, old chap, but we can put planes in the air and plenty of them. We will put NATO on full alert, call for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, and call Congress back from its vacation for an emergency session. In an effort to deter future aggression we will expand NATO by allowing the Ukraine to become a member. Now, clear out, there's a good fellow, and if you try this again prepare for Armageddon. Alternatively, you could just wait and see if Obama becomes president and then you'll be able to do whatever you want."
Letting Russia have her own way in eastern Europe was a bad idea at Yalta and it's a bad idea now. Finland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia all know to their cost how, unchecked, Russia treats her neighbors. Now it's Georgia's turn. If we are to put a stop to these adventures then our Secretary of State should meet with Putin and quietly but forcefully tell him the following: "Look here Vladimir, old boy, you have 48 hours to get out of Georgia, shake hands, and pay to repair all the damage you've caused. We are now in Defense Condition 2, we have Nimitz Class carrier battle groups steaming towards the Black Sea, the Barents Sea, and the Bering Sea. We may not be able to put too many boots on the ground, old chap, but we can put planes in the air and plenty of them. We will put NATO on full alert, call for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, and call Congress back from its vacation for an emergency session. In an effort to deter future aggression we will expand NATO by allowing the Ukraine to become a member. Now, clear out, there's a good fellow, and if you try this again prepare for Armageddon. Alternatively, you could just wait and see if Obama becomes president and then you'll be able to do whatever you want."
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