Thursday, August 14, 2008

In the proud tradition of Hitler, Stalin and Mao...

Comes this man.

The Georgians started this conflict with what has been termed an "ill advised" offensive. It may have been more than that, it may have been outright aggression in which many innocents were killed. I haven't been able to glean that level of detail from the stories.

But regardless, the Russian response (which continues to this minute, despite whatever "cease fires" exist on paper) has been of several magnitudes more brutal.

Putin is a thug who murders political adversaries. We knew this already. But now he has clarified that he is of the same ilk as the ignominious thugs before him who attempted to annex adjoining territories to expand their empires.

Rush Limbaugh's "Undeniable Truth" number 26 reads: "The only difference between Mikhail Gorbachev and previous Soviet leaders, is that Gorbachev is alive." You can substitute Putin for Gorbachev in the above quote. Yes, I realize it says "Soviet leaders." Your point?

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