Fair Weather Friend
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- August
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It’s difficult to know whether or not Georgia thought we had its back if it decided to anatagonize an increasingly restless and unreasonable Russia, but our great leader certainly didn’t work hard to disabuse them of that notion. The new democratic Georgia was probably the most pro-George W. Bush country on the planet (emphasis on “was.”) Adoring, flag waving, Obama like throngs turned out to see Dubya when he visited the fledgling democracy and pledged unity, friendship, solidarity, etc. Perhaps Georgia thought The Bush administration would not want to pass up another opportunity to award another Halliburton contract. Or perhaps they simply shouldn’t have chosen the same exact time to get brutally crushed by Russia as Dubya’s scheduled meeting with the US olympic women’s volleyball team.
To ice the bloody cake, Russia rejects US criticism of its violation of a sovereign state as hypocritical because of (drumroll) Iraq. Our global moral authority is now officially spent.
Meanwhile, we wring our hands over Barack Obama’s foreign policy experience.
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on Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 at 5:49 am by Matt Davies.
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Yeah, especially when “new and democratic Georgia” destroyed the hole city of Tskhinvali and kill 2000 citizens of South Ossetia on the night of Olympic game opening ! But nice graphic as always
I agree with Pavel, the Russians were going in to save their peacekeeping forces, and protect the remaining population. Not to mention that Russia is allowing tons of refuges into their Country. The main stream media tells us that the people are fleeing from the Russians and are uniting under the Georgian government. The people, however, seem to be fleeing to Russia, not away from it.
Matt as usual your cartoon is extremely clever yet devastating.
Matt didn’t tell us what “He” would have done, given the same circumstances (critics never do). Had W. sent a bomb or 2 to support Georgia it would be ridiculed as “inflammatory”. Matt, you clearly have no understanding of the politics of Georgia, please butt out or read up and come back intelligently. PS: BO has no foreign policy experience, thanks for reminding everyone
darn, I forgot to add a drumroll…sh t
Why get involved and cause more unintended consequences?
The point is that America has a bad habit of encouraging other countries to rise up with the implied notion that we will back them up if the going gets tough, and then we don’t – Eisenhower with Hungary in 1956, the first Bush with the Shiites in the Gulf War and now Georgia. The bluster and bravado that Republicans like to spew has consequences.
Let’s hope the Decider-er shuts up and leaves bad enough alone at this point.
Another great cartoon Matt. You are consistantly great.
Perhaps the Liberals like Mr. Davies for all their huffing about Iraq would like a war with Russia. Its funny you lib cannot bring yourselves NOT TO blame the U.S. for any of the world troubles. Echoing Obama, that is why McCain is going to rout him in November.