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Originally Posted by bartimaeus13
Personally, I don't like US involvement in almost all of the major events in the world. Aside from WW2, their involvement has led to more kills than any other country. I can't help but think that due to US meddling here that it could lead to WW3. Russia's not like Vietnam or North Korea. It's a superpower that can go head to head with the United States. Is it worth the risk to plunge the planet into a war? Anyway, President Saashkavili made a stupid move with those Russian peace keepers. What I didn't like is the biased reporting of events.
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Hi Bartimaeus,
I'm interested in your blanket statement blaming the US for killings in wars since WWII. Certainly the US killed people during WWII as well, but I gather that you find something "wrong" with the efforts of the US in wars since then. Can you expand on this? While the US hasn't been a perfect nation, neither have any of its opponents and in some cases, such as Vietnam, when the US left, things got much worse, not better for the civilians left behind.
For the record, I agree with you that the US shouldn't unilaterally be involved in the Georgia situation, but one must ask whether or not Russia should be able to get away with its actions.
Back to my original question, what should the UN, NATO, or anyone else do? Should the world sit back and watch Russia conquer Georgia? Should they boycott Russian companies or perhaps the 2014 Olympics (that would sure teach them)?
-- Jeff