Aug 162008
OK, let me see if I get this straight.
The US deposes a ruthless dictator, has a UN mandate to do so, allows the citizens to rebuild a deomcratic government the way they want it, lets the country sell its oil exploration rights to whoever it wants, (and it turns out, not to the US), and we are the bad guys.
Russia, without a UN mandate, invades a a country with a democratic government, calls for it’s leader “to go”, attempts to bomb one of the most crucial oil pipelines in the world, and there is no hue and cry. There are no accusations about “it’s all about the oil”.
I don’t get it. I really really don’t get it.