“ I am glad that Bush and Co likes to be effective rather than be a braggart and strut their macho. Bush can do the macho but he has to think carefully about the consequences ”
RAH,
Shaaskavilli does all the struting and bragging for him!
…and Condi and Company keep telling him we won’t go to War for any of his displays that get out of hand.

Russia Vows to Support Two Enclaves, in Retort to Bush

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates declared that Russia’s actions now required a full reassessment of administration efforts to create “an ongoing and long-term strategic dialogue with Russia.”

The Lede: Georgia Crisis Upends Vacations, Sort of

In the Russian capital, as it happens, there are signs that dachas will be emptying by the dozens for a vote to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent of Georgia. As RIA Novosti reported, “It is quite possible that both houses of the Russian parliament will interrupt their vacation.”