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Georgian troops are nearing the capital of the separatist region of South Ossetia after a night of heavy shelling and air strikes on rebel positions.
Originally posted by chise61
We need to reverse the clock and go back to being isolationists. Let the US take care of the Us, and everybody else take care of themselves.
Putin said he had discussed the situation with Chinese leaders and with US President George W. Bush, who is also in Beijing for Friday's opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
Originally posted by Ste2652
The last time the United States tried that policy, about 2,400 Americans lost their lives in just a few hours to a surprise attack from Japan. I think it would be an insult to their memory to revert back to such a discredited stance. Ignoring something and hoping it goes away doesn't work.
Originally posted by Ste2652
The US is getting involved because Georgia is generally very friendly with America, and has a desire to join NATO to protect themselves from Russia.