“Russia is not responding to any assault on peace keepers or protecting some minority group. This is a preplanned full scale invasion of a sovereign country.”

Yup, However, because of the fuzzy start and inability to review the numerous incursions of Georgian sovereignty, that is not obvious to the world’s press, world’s diplomats, nor to the world’s people. If Russia continues with the aggression beyond the runaways we have no option but to support with all force required to meet and roll back the aggression of the FSU forces and SU wannabe leadership.
This aggression is a means for the new Russian president to “rewrite” economic and political rules. As an organization of democratic republics, NATO needs to assert its rights to defend applicants.

As a matter of self defense we must insist on the withdraw from Georgian soil all of the Russian forces including the “peacekeeping” agitators.

We ought to further insist on a full and public inquiry into all claims of all sides in this affair. And pending the result of such an inquiry the withdraw of all Russian military and diplomatic personnel from the Breakaway Republics and the substitution of a neutral force with plenty of armor and lead to keep the peace in Ossetia.

The English language Russian media outlets, including Russia Now have put on sidebars at various times the small banner that plans for responding to any preemptive nuclear strike are in place.

The Russian’s wish to be treated with respect, yet spit on the others rights. The Russians wish to be included in making decisions, but ignore the requirements of diplomacy. I spit on Putin’s notion of peace, I puke on Medvedev’s idea of economic rules. They have not earned our respect. They have earned our contempt.

Let them show they can act responsibly.