LIMBAUGH: Alright, now here’s he’s brought it home. He had trashed his country in Germany, he has seen the result of that in his plummeting poll numbers. And now he does it again in Elkhart, IN. A 7 year old little girl. You’re running for President Sen. Obama, a little girl asks you a question, “Why did you start running for President?”
It’s a 7 year old Senator. Ya tell her because you love the country. You tell her because this is the greatest place on Earth. That we’ve got challenges, but you want to help the country through it. You don’t tell a 7 year old that her country isn’t what it once was. You do not lie to 7 year olds and tell them that your country sucks. You just don’t do it Senator.
America’s no longer what it could be? What it once was? How the Hell would you know Sir? Your experience has only been in one part of America. Elite, leftist academia.

CNN, what's wrong with you? Are you so afraid to post an honest comment?
Well, I'll do it AGAIN:

McShame, as usual, has no clue what's going on. Yesterday Georgian dictator Saakashvili ordered an attack on Ossetia. As a result Ossetia reports over 1,500 casualties among the civilians. 15 Russian peace-keeping troops (who tried to prevent the escalation) were killed. That's the fact and that's what you should be reporting, not the irrelevant lies of nationalistic warmonger Saakashvili.

People wake up…this is scary stuff here. Russia is not a nice country. It will be a large problem for who ever the President is.

SPEAK BEFORE USING JUDGEMENT = MCCAIN
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT GOT US INTO IRAQ. MCCAIN REVEALS IN THE OPPORTUNITY AT A SMALL WHISPER OF WAR. MCCAIN IS DANGEROUS.

An international website, and phone listing should be generated to allow the petition of all people to voice statements of witness providing the UN with ample peaceful means, the security council should be able to quick vote for any local newmedia propaganda efforts in releasing or distributing the web site, post, and phone connections to those people within and around the zone of tension.

I doubt either McCain or Obama knows much about the region. They probably have teams of people trying to tell them what's going on. That's why we need a president who knows his history, current events, and geography. Unfortunately, neither candidate can provide that.

McSurge is very worried about the border of Geogia and Pakistan.
This man is determined to fight WW3. The Russians are in Ossetia not Georgia. This is a people that have seperated from Georgia and consider themselves to be Russian. This is not America's affair and Obama was wise (again) to take a measured approach. McWar is a very risky and scary old man. Reminds me of Cheney but with less intellect.

Maybe Barack can talk them out of it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't know why everyone is trying to respond to Obama as if he were some dumb idiot. He is extremely intelligent and according to all the military personnel he gets what's going on with foreign policy than Mr. McCain.

You nuts can't compare what's happening in Iraq to Georgia. God you are all morons. Russia has always wanted to for there former satilites back into the fold. They have in the past resorted to violence to attempt to achieve that aim. Any of you uneducated fools compare this to that need to get a life and go back to school and learn more about the history of the topic before you spew you Obama loving rehtoric. It make you and Obama look dumber than you all already are. Besides this just another reason we need an experienced leader as President. Do you Obama lovers really think Putin is really going to listen or better yet give the time of day to a cowardly novice like Obama. A vote for Obama is a vote for another idiot like Bush!!!!!

I will never surrender to Russia my friends. I know how to win a war with Russia my friends. Just another McWar bombing target.

McSurge let me see you or McBush send in the troops to put a stop to this like you did in Iraq. All bark and no bite. You send them in after a little guy like Sadom or other countries that you know you can beat but you don't have the guts to go after Russia. Now you want to use the U.N. and talk. Obama is talk first fight later but you McSurge is more like fight first then talk later so let's fight.
Obama08 in a hurry

McCain said "How dare the Georgians attack South Carolina!" But then, Joe Lieberman whispered into his ear the correct geography and fight.

Here we go again getting into everyone else's business. Now McCain wants to go to Russia, hasn't he learned anything from Iraq? We need to stop enforcing our ways on countries that have been doing things their ways for thousands of years.

Hey Denise? Isn't that close to Czechoslovakia?

Although I support John McCain, and very sceptical about senator Obama's qualifications, in this case strong campaign statements doesn't help at all. It was Georgian forces who started shelling, killing at least 10 Russian peacekeepers, and hundreds civilians (90% of them are Russian citizens). Georgian army crossed the boarder in the attempt to reclaim break-away territory. While Russia doesn't want to get involved in the full scale war, it is under the tremendous pressure from its own public to show some backbone, and this time around it has enough oil money and will to do so. Also prevaling opinion there is: why what is good for Kosovo, shouldn't be applied to Abhazia and South Osetia? Overall it is a powder keg there, and Georgian gamble might backfire big time. The USA has a very delicate balancing act to do…

McShame once again proved that he is a fool. The conflict has nothing to do with Russia, other than the fact that they have a small peace-keeping force there (in the compliance with the UN resolution).

The Georgian dictator Saakashvili gave an order to attack Ossetia yesterday. Russians were holding their positions trying to prevent the escalation. Unfortunately 15 Russian soldiers were killed. Ossetia reports over 1,500 casualties among their civilians.

Saakashvili is the only one to blame, and Americans should cut all the ties with this nationalistic dictator and warmonger.

REPORT THE TRUTH!

Obama's statement is lame and perfunctory; he shows no spine.

Boy you people get real sick, if Obama says to much he is acting like the prez, if he does go as far as you pea brains thinks he should he does not know his history,that man has more intelligents than all of the repubs put together. By the way were is the real prez. OH! I guess he is in China, maybe he could buzz over to Russia and talk to his friend Putin,look him in the eyes Geo. OBAMA 08
Connie from Indiana

Again, Barack Obama says nothing…. let's just dance around issues and have words come out of his mouth.

McCain, because Obama is a joke.

Looks like we need another resolution from Congress!

And again, it'll be the U.S. to the rescue. Fortunately, John McCain is the only qualified person to lead this country when it comes to issues such as this. Obama has no experience in this area. Even if he did he'll take a position and then reverse it when it'll help him politically.

NObama '08

Obama reserves the right to not jump so fast….I think it is smart of him not to jump so fast…sure u warmongers want McSame to do what he always does..jump then ask questions…smile….I don't trust McSame with any decisions regarding other persons lives..trust him with yours if you want..5 mins after his decision to go to war…he wont remember what decision he made.

haha, I like the comment Denise posted. Knowing Obama, he probably does think it is the state of Georgia (ya know, one of those 57 states of America). Obama has no clue when it comes to……..I was going to say foreign affairs, but I'll change that to anything.

Once again Sen. McCain has shown us his strong leadership and his absolute "READY" to be President of the United States. You cannot say that about Obama - it's more TALK with Obama, he said "All sides should enter into direct talks on behalf of stability in Georgia."

Obama - NOT READY TO LEAD!

McCain 08!

Ship the guns and move the troops out to some place they would actually be effective and take this conflict to the Hague under priority.

All you idiot NOBAMAMITES keep up your criticism of McCain and see where you end up. I don't recall hearing McCain calling for war but I see so many bloggers writing that's all McCain stands for. Geez, wake up losers, before its too late. NOBAMA can't even pick a good one from his own nose, much less anywhere else. The man is crazy! I can just picture him standing there with a finger I can imagine where, saying "duh"! Georgia, where's Georgia? Is that in the South?

McCain would have said the heck with both sides, bomb them after I bomb, bomb, bomb Iran!

Did McCain wait for Obama to respond first? Like he always does?

Obama declared, "Hey Russia, stop being a poopee face, right now!"

OBOMA WOULD JUST TELL THEM HE WAS THE CHOSEN ONE. OR TALK ABOUT MICHELL.HE
DOES NOT HAVE A CLUE…..
JOHN MCCAIN TOP MAN…..HE MAY NOT BE THE MEDIAS CHOSEN ONE , BUT I BET EVERYONE READING THIS ARTICAL IS PLEDGING MCCAIN TO SOLVE OUR WORLD PROMBLES………

blah blah ..It looks same as American attacked Iraqi

Denise:
With McCain's history of screw ups and memory lapses it is no doubt McCain that would confuse the state and the region of Georgia.

Go Obama 08

On August 8th, 2008 1:08 pm ET …… DENISE wrote ….

Obama no doubt thinks we're talking about the state north of Florida.

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Mr. Obama, the intelligent one, knows. He studied international affairs at Columbia University, an instituion of higher learning with one of the worlds most "international" student bodies.

You can speculate that he doesn't know that Georgia is in Asia but we American know for certain that McCain doesn't know

1.) what counties border Pakistan,
2.) that Slovakia is a country,
3.) that the Czech Republic is a different country,
4.) that Sunnis and Shias are different Islamic sects which don't like one another.

McCain's best days are behind him.

Vote for the smart guy …. PLEASE

MCCAIN HAS NO CLUE WHAT'S GOING ON!! Georgia started this by attacking their own people. Russia had peacekeepers in this city since 1992, and Georgia attacked them. These people living in the area are Russian citizens. So when Georgia attacked, Russia invaded to protect their own.

I'm not saying either side is right. They need help and international diplomacy. This is trouble because we're so close to Georgia. McCain is dead wrong if he wants to blame Russia for everything here. McCain needs to slow down and see what is actually happening and what we can do.

Despite the know nothing posters here, Obama is right in stopping short of appointing blame. This is real people, not another campaign game, even if thats what McCain wants to make it. I trust Bush over McCain right now.

So Mccain wants to go in guns blazing then asks questions later.

No one wants to fight the Russians, we all saw what happened in Grozny. So, I advise McBush to stay away from the situation.

Send two tons of cigarettes to Moscow and sing a little song: bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, Moscow.

Oh, shut up Obama haters. You're just pathetic.

It's good that both of the Candidates condemn this attack. This is unacceptable, and it must be stopped! This kind of reminds of the Chechnya conflict. I don't like where this is headed.

Obama '08

According to McCain U.S.A. should start bombing, bombing and bombing too.

No negotiation, juste drop the bombs too.

And what has Bush said? Nothing? Waving a small American flag with a goofy grin in China. Obama isn't president; McCain has stepped over the bounds; comments of the nature needs to come from current President - no matter who he is.

McCain actually has had dialogue with each of these countries… He is well versed in their political debacle with each other.

Unlike Obama who has no clue about anything going on there and just read a memo from his PR guru and signed his name.

And look at you idiots thinking war right away, you guys are so ignorant. I bet NONE of you have actually fought for your country. Move away you cowardly tools.

Difference between Mac and Obama is McCain actually will STAND UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT, not look to his PR team like Obama.

Obama called down here this morning to make sure we all knew that he would do everything in his power to get UN support to us. Later his campaign manager called back and said that Obama had dialed the wrong number and thought he was on the phone with the Georgian president.

I still trying to figure out which is worse…

McCain is so like Bush. Always the hot-headed threatening response to every problem. Some people on this blog seem to think this is a school yard brawl. They want a president who makes them feel manly about their country. What an infantile nonsense. These world matters are too important to be used as compensation for their flacid self esteem.

Don't they understand every action, and even words, at these levels has serious consequences, sometimes for generations. We need a calm, intelligent leader at the helm. Cool heads need to prevail.

Oh look! A nation is about to be wiped off the face of the map and people use this to take political potshots…

It scares me that you people can vote…

Another war McCain can get us in to.
Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran and now Russia!
Remember, he has already implied he is ready to reinstitute the draft. A vote for McCain = a vote for death of more of our sons and daughters.

Just think if we wasn't in Iraq how much pressure we could put on them. But how do you take the high road when we invaded a country for nothing? I know you chicken hawks out there think we should have done it anyways but this is the consequent when you can't take the moral high ground.

McCain go further. He don't have a leg to stand on because he's for preemptive war.

Good example of the contrast between what kind of foreign policy we would get from McCain and Obama.

McCain offerd a strong statement directed at the Russina goverment to stand down.

Obama offers a small voice that violence is bad. There's a revelation. Bet that scared the Russians.

McCain in 08 to keep our nation prosperous and secure!

Denise it's amazing to me how you think Obama is so stupid, but you couldn't go toe to toe with him on anything.

McCain does realize, I hope, that this isn't the state of Georgia down South. YIKES!

"Russia should immediately and unconditionally cease its military operations and withdraw all forces from sovereign Georgian territory,” McCain is ready for another war. Oh Lord, help us.

What a nice political opportunity for these clowns!

Stay tuned for MCain to use the conflict in Georgia, and Russia's involvement in a t.v. I'm sure he will blame Obama for both.

McShame wants to create world war 3

Obama 08/12

Obama is clueless. He has to have someone write a speech for him so he can respond!

It is very difficult for me to think that the american people are making such ignorant remarks about the leaders of the US. I firmly believe our leaders are doing their best considering the trickled down problems we have had to deal with over the years. Have you also thought that maybe democratic dirty politics may be playing a big roll in a lot of problems we are having with oil. Well mention oil, have you noticed the price of oil has dropped somewhat from the previous months. Well, why don't you mention Bush may be having some good to do with this. Oh, you don't want to give credit to him for anything. Well, I'm sure glad the world doesn't depend on you for anything. Can any person honestly say, that either side of this political debate is totally honest. Don't be so gulliable. The republicans are doing the best they can right now considering women are tring to run the show and they can't even manage their own family. I for your info am a woman and I am for the men running this world. This is a man's world always has been and always will be. I am certainly glad. Women are as fickle as the day is long and jealous of everyone nothing but trouble makers. Bet you you don't always get a good job review that you expect because of your jealous female boss she is going to fire you one day so she can hire her friends daughter.

Hey Denise - Obama knows exactly where South Ossetia is. It's McCain that thinks Putin is the president of Germany, so I'm quite certain he has no idea where the newest battle is located. Only that he would send US troops there if given half a chance.

Democrats unit!!! Complain about McCain and foreign policy.
Oh my gosh… A person who actually talks like a president. (McCain's comments remind me of listening to Reagan which I personally think is a positive).

I guess OB doesn't notice that Russia is slowly, at first, trying to re-establish the old motherland at the cost of innocent life? No, I forgot Democrats’ will not approve of any type of violence in defense of a country (this includes a misguided invasion of Iraq)(After all, if 3 major intelligence agencies outside of our country were all agreed with our intelligence, and were right and we found WMD's the war still would have been wrong in the Democrats minds. We have found terrorist training camps in Iraq, camps designed and holding plans for attack on the "West" but that is not enough).

I guess McCain should have said. Let’s talk about this for a while. Don't worry about the aggressions. We can solve this through bilateral talks. If OB was president when the Berlin Wall was up he probably would have put his "private" (LOL) prayer letter on the EASTERN side since we should not condone violence for any reason…..

Democrats who believe this should put down their Starbucks and go live in Georgia for a bit.

McCain wants to go to Czechoslovakia - HA - doesn't know one faction from the other in Iraq - give us intelligence over stupidity.

Obama '08

Mccain thought they attacked Atlanta !!!

I imagine Dubya saying, "This is good because CNN headquarter is in Georgia. No Georgia would mean no CNN, just me and my Fox News Network. I must support the Russians" Har har har.

Denise - uh sweetie - your ignorance is showing. He's a constitutional scholar. Not a failed Rich Navy would-be bomber.

Not surprising - trigger-happy McWar has yet another enemy to bomb, bomb, bomb!

Isn't this a little hyprocritical for McCain considering his current stance on the Iraq situation? Anyways, McCain is trying to provoke Russian. I don't care much for Russia but I understand them. They think America is evil and that is somewhat because Amerian often butts into everything and instead of trying to resolve conflicts in a diplomatic way they only use force which is not appearing to work the way it used to. If America went to war with Russia right now, WWIII will be started for sure. Any thinking person knows that.

John thinks the Soviet Union is on the march. Keeps looking under his wheelchair for commies.

McWarmonger just doesn't understand. He is out of touch with the whole world. At least most in the world don't want him and his cronies in power here to start a war without thinking.

Obama '08 - vote for intelligence, NOT warmongering!!!!!!

Hey Len—
Strength is more important than weakness which obviously you don't understand–It doesn't mean war–you idiot–!!
You even get a vote—
What a Country !!

SOUTHERN HOTTIE said:

"UMMM….how come he doesn't call for us to withdraw from Iraq–A SOVERIGN NATION?!?!?!?!?!

HYPOCRITE!!!!!"

Because it won't be a sovereign nation if we pull out too early you dimwit.

Who do you think will fill the vacuum when our troops leave? Good, decent Iraqi citizens? No. Radicals and terrorists will. It'll be a slaughter just like it was in Viet Nam when we pulled out of there and left them to fend for themselves.

You don't commit to war and then back out because you're "tired of it."

70% of this nation supported sending our troops into harm's way. Let them do their job. Don't make the lives lost count for nothing.

McLame no doubt thinks we'er talking about the state north of Florida.

so,obama calls for an end to violence and a convening of the un sec. council.he does not place blame without having all the facts.mccain trashes russia and blames them immediately and ratchets up the tensions.who do you want leading the nation?NO MORE WAR-MONGERING,MCCAIN!

Joli: McCain has only one answer which is hypocritical because he supports the invasion and occupation of a sovereign state. His invasion has made America stretched too thin to do anything about it. He also lacks the credibility and respect needed from foreign leaders tand their voters to get cooperation. Next he will be listing his "axis of evil". NATO countries will think long and hard before supporting another USA backed war with the way American military was taken away from the real fight in Afghanistan to a "war of choice" in Iraq.

People should read up on both sides and educate themselves about the issues before they start sounding off.

Just in their remarks–McCain's experience just jumps out at you–
Obama isn't a joke–He's trying but we just can't afford a mistake based on inexperience—
Obama won't admit that Drilling is part of the plan—
Obama can't admit the surge worked—
All of this goes back to inexperience because he can't look like he's flipping more than he's been flopping—–

No, Denise, that would be the man currently occupying the White House. Nice try though.

Actually McCain was the one who failed geography. Remember the Iraq/Pakistan border?

It is not the place of either of these candidates to escalate tensions in this already dangerous situation. This is a matter for the current president (god help us all) And only a fool starts poking the already aggressive Russian bear with a stick. Don't give Putin any more excuses than he already has. Diplomacy is what's needed here.

Uh, Johnny Boy, Putin isn't the president of Russia anymore . It is his stooge, which is exactly what you are, a BOOOsh stooge.

What? Buckwheat ( Obama) wants to look tough on Russia? He does not have the knowledge and ba…s to do so.

Obamas statement is WEAK. Probably because he has NO idea whats going on in the world. This man is not fit to lead.

If you vote for the most qualified candidate and not an inexperienced empty suit…. the choice is easy. Vote John McCain.

What else are these candidates supposed to say? If there is any sense of humanity left, is 'peace' such a lofty word to say? What is to be gained from this other than merely observing how a protracted military operations are to be studied by a potential adversary! There is nothing here, move along,move along!

Vote for McCain and expect the US to fight in FOUR wars simultaneously with an all-volunteer military while providing for our troops and their families, cutting taxes, jump-starting the economy, lowering gas prices, deregulating every industry known to man, reforming immigration, securing energy independence and balancing the budget. Is this guy for real?

joli do you know ?

Dem for McCain,
The joke is you, but you're just too dumb to even notice that. Relax in your stupidity!

Maybe McCain should find a way to invade these guys too!!

War, war, war… bomb, bomb, bomb. I can see him frothing at the mouth already!

I can't wait to see his photo op with Cheny at the GOP convention. Maybe he's get one with Scooter Libby, Tom DeLay, Monica Goodling, Donald Rumsfeld and Alberto Gonzalez… they have a whole list of superstars they can bring out on stage to represent their Culture of Corruption!! It will be a regular evil-fest!! If they get enough GOP sleazy celebrities to show… maybe even the Queen of Evil will appear in her Coulter-geist form!!

It sounds like a rockin' good time!!!

I will say this….this campaign will not be about oil or Euros or anything else except RACE. I'm not sure this country will ever recover from this. The hatred is ugly and its helping black people that believe all white people are evil and white people that believe all black people are the enemy. The world is laughing at us.

I listen to white people that say they refuse to vote for Obama because of his color and cringe. When I look at our history and I see clips of people screaming at the black children who were the first to attend a white school down south I see white women screaming the loudest. Women are suppose to be the most understanding and nourishing human beings on the planet and yet they are the ones leading the charge against this African American candidate.

Black people in politics and media always go out of their way to be fair yet the a percentage of white people are relentless and unapologetic for being so slanted and deliberate. If we don't look in the mirror and come together as a country we are doomed as a society. Other minorites are watching and studying this mess on a daily basis. They know black and white have a internal battle that they will never be part of and they know right from wrong.

We have some wonderful Americans in this country that are truly good in their heart. It scares me when I see an old women that looks so nuturing and kind only to find that she has hatred in her heart and I have to ask the question WHY? Why are white people angry with black america? I totally understand why some black people have hatred in their heart for white America. A white person's mother enslaved a black persons mother. A white persons father brutalized a black persons father. That's out history. Who is foolish enough to think that doesn't affect the children of both parties? Are some white people upset that some slaves escaped to freedom? Why else would they be angry? Why would white people expect Germany to accept responsiblility for the Holocaust and not expect the same responsibility from Americans for slavery? Maybe I'm confused but I try to be logical.

If a bully beats up a child, should the bully be angry with the child for getting caught? I'm baffled that all of white America outside of the mentally retarded and criminal elements are not equally appauled. Why wouldn't we want to take a conservative approach to the problem? A conservative approach is suppose to be a common sense approach and yet no one is using common sense. You did something wrong and you rectify it in some way. You don't say, "We'll youre free now", "Lincoln freed you" or "We fought to end slavery". Thats not a resolution. The north didn't destroy the south therefore we didn't eliminate racism and hatred.

I'm sick and I'm tired and we all should be. Reporters are being paid to spew hate with no responsibility. People are blantantly saying I could care a less about black people and their feelings. We wouldn't say that if great great grandchild loss their great great grandmother to violence. History directly affects our on future. If we don't take a stand and fix our present, we will continue this brutal cycle. This has nothing to do with Barack being president, this is us.

Mccain is "dangerous" for this country Mccain mind in back in the late dates we need new and different policies. Mccain and Bush Policies will bring about danger for the American people. Please People let us not make the same misstake again No to Mccain

If it was the state in this country declaring Independence- Oh yea, the South did that. We had what was it a Civil War in 1860. We have a mojor problem in this country, we like to order people we don't know to tell them what to do. Let's take the human trade of young poor russian women and girls wh have been kidnapped and missing. There are only two ports to travel free and transport them out of Russia into Europe. They must have found at least one route to stop the free travel of that (CRIMNALS). Georgia and the Ugraine have not. The russians are probably tired of dealing with people, they feel are traitors. With everything Western.

This effort by Russia isn't an invasion. It is to restore the post Soviet alignments among Russia, Georgia and Ossetia.

Prior to this, Russia, Georgian, and Ossetian, troops were participating in a peace keeping force. I didn't hear any foriegn policy wizardry from ex-POW McCain then. Now he wants to REACT and claim foriegn policy points …. I'm not IMPRESSED.

McCain is rooted in a Breshnev, Stalin mindset of Russia. He is restricted by his programming at the Naval Academy of the Russian enemy.

Russian is a major country that has largely embraced capitalism and self determination which fosters a democracy. McCain … that's a good thing.

Obama's approach is the correct one. We can always play the "Robert Conrad" tough-guy roll later.

Ya, I'm sure McCain is upset that the Russians are sending tanks towards Atlanta.

Some of you people are impossibly stupid. Don't you know that Bush was sitting next to Putin watching the opening ceremony and they were probably talking about it? And since when it is McCain job to order the whole word what to do? He is just aggravating Putin. Is that a good foreign policy? Or, does McCain want to attack Russia now?

Denise, LOL AT YOU.

i think McCain still thnks we have to go thru Czechoslovakia to get to Russia.

McCain is wright. All Putin had to do was send troops in as a peacekeeping force. Obama lacks the ability to think on his feet. McCain has a good knowledge of Russia and the way politics works in Russia. Georgia is not in a position to challenge Russia The world Knows it. McCain Knows that the Russian way is to flex your muscles and force your opponent to submit. That works for them.

Comparing this to Iraq is just dumb. If Mexican militants killed Americans Civilian or military we would have done the same thing.

Obama stopped short so he could flip-flop on it later and decry that's what he meant all along. When he does flop the safe money say's he get's behind McCains stance, you know, the one with experience.

A vote for McCain is a vote for more of the same! Enough is enough already.

Obama's statement is more correct and very diplomatic, which is exactly the kind of tone US needs to strike!! For all the naysayers to Obama, do you want Russia to show US a mirror? We are doing the same with thing in Iraq that they are doing in THEIR breakaway province. I am not saying that Obama should endorse Moscow but we have no right pointing fingers at others when we have been in wrong more than once.

Iraq was a soverign nation but yet we invaded them…how are we different from Russia McCain.

Can see him already planning war against Russia if by chance he were to win the WH…WARMONGER McCAIN!!!!!!!!!!

Obama stopped short because talking down to the Russians will only increase the recently cold relationship we are in the middle of. McCain has been with Bush on pushing the missile defense system in Europe even though it is causing the Russians fits and now this. Perhaps it's time to see that all this "tough" talk on our part only serves to injure the public pride of other countries making it even more difficult to negotiate an end to the hostilities. I for one have had enough of this cowboy, our way or no way attitude after seeing the position it has put us in over the last 8 years.

this is the kind of ramp that we can only expect from mcain, we are in iraq a soverign nation, how can he be quick to denounce russia?. the last thing america and the world need right now is not war but diplomacy, macain should tone down a litle bit coz going after russia because of geogia and may be start a nucler war. my freinds in a nucler war there are no winners

Please let cooler heads prevail, we have enough war in this world and WAR belongs to greedy, arrogant MEN. This is an example of why you must have a leader with experience, anybody can condemn these actions, it seems that BO did stop short, he's great but he just needs more time, The answer is HRC for the dnc and this will be noticed by all super delegates.

How many time's has Obama had to correct Mccain confusing the suni and shiat's and Iraq and al Qada and Iran Denise? Idiot….

at least McCain can do more than stammer out some meaningless apeasement drivel which is all obama can ever do.

Imagine McCain stumping against a country invading a soveriegn nation. This is a real tribute to his level of intelligence.

Is there any country's leaders or any country that McCain hasn't bad mouthed since being on the campaign trail? This guy is dangerous not only to the U.S. but the entire world.

Guess that explains why Obama gets so much attention world wide and McCain isn't even an afterthought.

"Urge", "condemn", "call for"… These words mean nothing. Nobody who matters counts what either of the senators says about Georgia, Russia, or anything else until one of them gets elected.

Of course Obama stopped short, he will never make a stand, you have to have true convictions to make a stand, and sadly most democrats don't have the spine to make a decision that is concrete in fear of being wrong.

Where are all the "illegal" war people on these boards who trash our own country now?

This is not for mccain and Obama, to say, remember we do have a sitting prez in office called the bushe administration. This is something they should deal with. Not mccain, nor Obama. I don't blame Obama for stopping short he knows his place. But Viet Nam traitor mccain, still thinks he is in the Viet Nam War.

I disagree with both of them. This is none of our bussines. Georgia borders Russia and was a part of the old Soviet Union. For their security I can see why Russia is engaged in this action.We fought a civil war because of break away states. Russians in these provinces have been targeted by Georgia. Both of these canidates ought to think before they run their mouth. What do we do when americans are taargeted abroad.

Why is McCain complaining now, it was just a matter of time before someone else started using the same logic, we used,to start wars. You know, " We are just protecting our citizens from evildoers blah blah ….

HERE WE GO…

JOHN MCBUSH = WAR!!! WAR!!! WAR!!!!!

JOHN MCBUSH = MORE YOUNG LIVES KILLED!!!!

JOHN MCBUSH = MORE TRILLION DOLLAR DEBTS!!!

JOHN MCBUSH = BUSH/CHENY!!!

Obama is sooooo good!!! Do NOT take sides. Ask for compromise and discussion!!!! McCain stuck his foot in his mouth again by going against Russia. McCain is NO diplomate!!! He just wants WAR all over the world and will back anyone who will bomb, bomb and bomb somemore.
OUT with McCain and his WAR machine buddies!!!!

What more would be expected from nobama, he has no experience with these things, he's a follower not a leader, Out of all you people who continue use the Iraq war against the current administration, tell me is Iraq better off now then it was while under insan Hussaine/, do they not have a workable government, are the people free, are they progressing, and on their way to a way of life ftree of execution, pluder and rape. I would guess the answer is yes, so who takes credit for that, nobama, the democrats, I dont think so. What about all of our allies that are involved in Iraq are they all to blame for engaging in the Iraq effort as well, fricking wake up.

Obama's the Antichrist

Bush is Satan

Lets just end the whole thing now so we can all go to heaven.

Nuc them all: China, Iran, Russia, N. Korea, Venzuela, and for good measure Vietnam (we can't forget about Vietnam now)

Bring us home Jesus.

Oh John McCain….. stop with the "hot air" speeches. We are NOT stupid to buy your lame statements here. BOTH of you stated pretty much the same thing, so get OVER yourself.

For a war veteran and someone who claims to know how to win wars Mccain is writing checks our butts can't cash. A war on three fronts is unwinnable. We can't fight russia along with the other wars we have going on now. Mccain should say they should stop fighting but not place blame. We don't need more enemies

McCain wants Russia out of a sovereign nation; but he's OK with us destroying one, ourselves.

Obama is echoing what the majority of the world is saying - refrain from violence and strive for a peaceful solution.

Putin, as new head of the energy commission in Russia, where the Russia will be the big boy on the block in oil very soon, doesn't want anything messing up his good time.

George Bush said he hopes the violence in Georgia doesn't spread to Augusta National, because that would mess up the Masters.

Yeah…….. "McCain is a strong leader"! Right………. no one ever addresses the LIES AND FAILURES OF THE BUSH/CHENEY/MCCAIN/GOP!

What makes McCain a strong leader?? Is it Big Oil? Is it 100-years-in-Iraq? Is it flip-flopping all over? Is it his record of agreeing with Bush/Cheney 90% of the time????

Is it starting his marriage with Cindy as an adulterer?

Is it the $490 Billion Deficit that he will inherit from his friends Bush/Cheney?

Or is it his little song "BOMB…….BOMB……….BOMB IRAN!" ????

NOT THIS TIME…….. THE GOP CAN'T FOOL US! WITH THEIR LIES-HATE-AND-FEAR-MONGERING!

This entire incident illustrates the hypocrisy of our government's actions. We were for Kosovo seceding from Serbia and establishing their own government even though Russia was firmly against it. Now we are not for these two breakaway provinces to secede from Georgia. There is something a little hypocritical about that.

That's rich, McCain- you're one to criticize a country for invading another.

Why only Russia John It may be that both are equally to blame.
Just stop the fighting before its a war and then do the blame thing. If we are in a country with the same arguement as this , How can we point fingers or does John make rules for the whole world. Havn't enough young men been killed for what. Please lets give peace a chance everybody

last time i checked, Irak was a sovereign nation…so why is should that Russia should withdraw its troops from Georgia and US shouldb't withdraw from Irak, A sovereign counrty that did not do anything to us !!???

Oh…off course, you cant expect any common sense from a man who graduated in the bottom 5 of his promotion of 100.

Lord spare us that Old man

innocent lives are being lost at this very minute…

jaw, jaw anyone???

Folks, I have news for all of you, this is not a political issue, this is an issue that could blow up in our faces regardless of who the next President happens to be. A wrong move by the United States could put us at a military stand off with Russia and I shutter at the thought of what that could mean for the six billion that currently inhabit this planet. Both candidates have the right idea, an immediate cease-fire and a pull back of troops. Those of you who want to make this about the election had better understand one thing, if this goes bad and we engage Russian forces. Well suffice it to say, there is a real possibility there may not be anyone around to vote come November.

This is not politics, neither McCain nor Obama can do anything about this issue, this is on Bush, if this is going to go bad, it will happen long before the elections. Stop looking at the politics and look at the situation and the big picture and what this could mean for the world if this goes bad. Remember Russia and the United States are still on hair trigger alert this fact alone should tell the story.

McCain: "Russia should immediately and unconditionally cease its military operations and withdraw all forces from sovereign Georgian territory”

Obama: 'Er…can't we all just get along?'

With all his financial resources, Hopama should invest in a set of balls, strap them on, and take a stand with a firm position. In his quest to be everything to everyone, he lacks conviction.

McCain… this isn't Iran or Iraq you want to screw with. Better men than you have had to deal with the Soviets much more delicately than you seem to want to. This is the first day and we don't even have all the facts, so quit saber-rattling and calm it down.

John McCain - here's another war opportunity for you!

Hard for you to get shot down this time.

Surge On!!!!

It's not our issue, the U.S. doen't need to get involved in this……Russia is not afraid of us and they do have nuclear weapons!

We need Barrack to visit Georgia with all the cameras and a big stadium….people could chant "Yes, we can!" He can talk about his big plans and his stunning poses on stage….he can be a peace leader and wear his suit and talk about how bad the Republicans are…..There we go, he can solve world problems.

Mc old timer sounds just like Bush, they love the concept of war.

joli and em for mccain

your comments are so dumb. We want an end to the war in Iraq and this old geeser is trying to start another one in Russia. Obama is a man of peace. Just because he didn't start telling Russia what to do about this invasion you call him soft, well right now we need a soft president because the one we have now and the one trying to get into office are war hungry. Obama is man of integrity and if need be he will lead this country greatly.

Obama

McCain reminds me of Bush, placing blame without facts.

McCain will grasp at anything to keep his name out there since very few of us are actually interested in what he is doing or what he has to say given his only position is 'I am not Obama…look at me, please…quit looking at the man who can lead us out of this wilderness…vote for me and stay in the dark'

McCain is an old pathetic has been trying for his last moment of glory before he dies.

Your time is gone, McCain. Let the rest of us lead and run this country for a change. We have a lot of cleaning up to do with the crap you have left us and our children.

With Mccain so focused on Iraq how can he possibly open a 3rd front without getting out of Iraq first like Obama has wanted. Mccain talks tough but Obama uses the right Judgement. Right now Mccain can yell and cry all he wants the problem is Russia knows we have our hands full with Iraq and knows if Mccain were president we would have our hands full indefinately, so why would they take Mccains cry seriously? Obama on the other hand has shown good judgement, if he says something he has it planned out.

McCain didn't refer to the Soviet Union, did he?

Another war, another autrocity on the soul of humanity. To the innocents losing their lives at this moment whether in Iraq or Georgia, who did what, which political machine ruled or how much oil is at stake doesn't matter…the last smile of a child, the last embrace of young love, the moments that make up a life are all that is ever important. When will humanity grow up?

Now John, this is the country not the State

hahahah mccain you should pull out troops from Iraq. war war war drill drill drill

joli wrote "Obama stopped short because he probably has no clue about the history of the area and or events leading up to this stand off…"

If you knew the history involved here you would know that the region in turmoil is home to a majority of ethnic Russians that have declared their independence from Georgia a couple of years ago. It is the gov't of Georgia and its allies (US, NATO) that are refusing to recognize the will of the people. This region has seen a fragile peace barely held together by a multinational force. There have been attacks on both ends. That is why the Russians are claiming now to go in and better protect the ethnic Russians there.

It's funny how we can choose to disregard these people's declaration of independence and support Kosovo's decaration from Serbia. Nevermind the fact that Serbians have ancestral ties to Kosovo. Perhaps it has to with the fact that Georgia and Kosovo are friendly to the US and Serbia and South Ossetia are aliigned more with Russia. We actually pick and choose which people get indepence based on politics. Doesn't that discrmination strike you as un-American? It should…

Obama supporters don't know the difference between what is happening in Iraq and what is happening in Georgia as they show when they compare the two situations.

That's why there should be a test before you are allowed to vote…if you can't grasp the complexities of foreign policy then you should not be able to decide who is best qualified to lead on foreign policy.

First, Obama understands the repercussions of escalating hostilities with Russia. That's why he's careful. All McCain understands is the use of force. I would rather have a president who talks first and fights later, if necessary.

I wondered also why McCain said Russia should withdraw its forces from "sovereign Georgian territory" but balks at withdrawing forces from Iraq, which was a sovereign territory that posed no threat to the U.S.

MCCAIN IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS!!!

McWarpig wants more blood, he's a monster.

Can we PLEASE stay out of this one?

Do the same in Iraq Mccain, don't point fingers at Russia when you and Bush are doing the same thing.

So…I'm curious why it's okay for us to invade another country and it's not okay for Russia to do the same. McSame says it will distablize the area. Did we stablize the middle east by invading Iraq? I've been a Republican most of my adult life, but I am really tired of their "America can do whatever it wants attitude and it's the right thing to do, but other countries can't." I've been waffling on Obama but his comment on this event has made me sure I will now vote for Obama.

It would be very curious to know if either candidate knew 24 hours ago where and what Georgia is.

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DIPLOMACY counts, not stupid old politics!!

Obama is mutch more diplomatic than McCain! You can't simply blame Russia. Georgia has it's own part in this conflict. Every conflict has two sides. And the problem in South-Ossetia is again the oil. And thats the real problem. Obama wants to got an believable way in an oil-independent future. He is the way for peace.

McCain just walks the way of the old politics. You can't simply blame Russia, but you have to speak with them in an impartial way. McCain has with his speech already closed the door of diplomatic… it is the same as Bush, when he speaks from the axxis of evil! McCain should learn a little bit from the UN-General Secretary!

Judgement is much more important, than experience!! And judgement is, what Obama have!

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Obama will not be a strong leader. His answers are always safe answers. We need a commander and chief with the "cojones" to stand up to enemies.

GO McCain!!!

Corrupt Chicago politics do not work well in the White House

Obama go home!!!

WE ARE IN TWO WARS. RUSSIA IS ENTITLED

TO 2 OR 3 AS WELL. THEN WE NEED CHINA

TO GET TO ATTACKING SOMEONE AS WELL.

INDIA CAN'T JUST STAND BY. THEY NEED GET WARING.

THEN BUSH, CHANEY & MCBUSH WILL BE HAPPY.

THE WORLD ON FIRE HAS BEEN THEIR ONE & ONLY GOAL.

LIGHT THE WORLD ON FIRE & WATCH IT BURN.

Let's see now.
Obama's strategy would be to seek peaceful negotiations with both sides.
McInsane would bomb both sides - if he could only figure out who's involved and where they are on the map - and start another war.
Although, knowing McLame he'd probably try to burn down Atlanta…..

Meanwhile, Iran chuckles and returns to its nuke-building.

Here is a fine difference between McCain and Obama. McCain is experience & strong response vs Obama inexperience & weak response. Who do you think the invading country would be more affraid of?

Nominate Obama and we will have more of this. He has NO EXPERIENCE in dealing with more than the violence on the south side of Chicago!

Hey, Obama, there is your solution - send over your gangs to Afganistan and Iraq and send home our troops!

Elect McCain and we would never have any of this!

Thank you GW for leaving us with such a busted world.

mcWAR should not condemn this.It is war and he is a war monger.He should rather tell the world how he will bomb,bomb,bomb Russia.For his information Russia actually has wmd and does't make any secret of it.If mcWAR retracts then he is a coward.

McCain has no credibility when it comes to foreign relations. What a hypocrite.

McCain just can't wait to get his finger on "the button"…….. he's itching for a fight with somebody…….anybody.

SOUTHERN HOTTIE - I CAN NOT BELIEVE HOW UN-EDUCATED YOU OBAMA SUPPORTERS ARE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS. NOW I KNOW WHERE OBAMA GETS HIS UNKNOWN KNOWLEDGE. GEORGIA IS THE ONLY DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY UNDER THE RED FLAG OF RUSSIA. THAT NATION ALONG WITH OUR BEING IN IRAQ NEEDS OUR COMMITMENT TO THE FREEDOM OF ALL HUMANITY. YOU SUPPORTERS OF OBAMA HAVE MADE SUCH A ISSUE OF THE MATTER OF FREEDOM OVER ALL THESE YEARS AND NOW YOU WANT TO SEE THESE PEOPLE TO CONTINUE LIVING UNDER THIS TYRANNY. WHY? DON'T THEY HAVE THE SAME INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AS US AMERICANS. UNDERSTAND ONCE AND FOR ALL KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS WORLD BEFORE MOUTHING OFF. WE NEED TO BE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND WE NEED TO BE A LONG TIME RESIDENT THERE. FOR HUMANITY SAKE AND TO PROTECT OUR INTERESTS. IT DIDN'T TAKE YOU PEOPLE LONG TO FORGET 911 DID IT. WHETHER IT'S McCAIN OR OBAMA WHO BECOME PRESIDENT YOU WILL NOT SEE A CHANGE IN THE MIDDLE EAST. FORGET IT!!!!!!! IT WILL NOT HAPPEN.

Obama is playing it right: Russia & Georgia's issue.
Bushy & boyz have pushed everything to the brink with their "our-way" strategy. Uh, those interceptor sites we want in Georgia & Poland … uh .. wouldn't be needed if we partnered w/ Russia instead of pushing them with our agressive strategies in their backyard (now watch Cuba blow up in our faces again).
Russia should kick some butt & help both S.Osettia & Abkhazia break away from Georgia and show the US who's boss in that part of the world … Bush/MaCain need some humbling.

McCain sounds like an Old Soldier rattling his saber – scary throught of him being President.

Obama shows constraint in his dialog, which is a good characteristic for the future political leader of the free world.

McCain- " I know how to win wars" This is America's future if up to McCain, always in a war!!! America if you guys vote this man in, look forward to the deficit continue to increase and our economy suffer!!!

VOTE NO to McSAME McCAINE

VOTE FOR CHANGE WE ALL CAN BELIEVE IN

BARACK OBAMA '08

Mcwar…….Mcwar……………..Mcwar…………..surge will work on Russia…………….let's bomb them and then………………..surge……………….surge……………….surge.
McCain is the real anti-christ…..the blood of my brothers and sisters killed in Irag will never forgive you and bush.

McCain sucks.

Hey mcattack,

take your own advice and get keep our troops for occupying Iraq, a soveign nation. Bring them home now! Then someone might take you seriously, not me but somebody less informed.

Its almost as if McCain wants a new Cold War.

"League of Democracies," throw Russia out of the G8, and now this?

Does this man have any understanding of how the world works in the 21st century?

Whether its nuclear non-proliferation, terrorism, climate change or Darfur, our problems are increasingly global problems, and we will need Russia and China to be part of the solution.

That doesn't mean we always agree with them, but going out of the way to insult them, as McCain seems so eager to do, is definitely not the answer.

joli wrote "Obama stopped short because he probably has no clue about the history of the area and or events leading up to this stand off… "

If you knew the history of this conflict you would know that the region in turmoil is home to a large majority of ethnic Russians that have declared their independence from Georgia a couple of years ago. It is the Georgian gov't and other nations that refuse to recognize that. That is why Russia is going in to protect the Russians present there.

It's funny that we choose to not recognize this declaration of independence and declare this wrong when on the other hand we support Kosovo declaring independence from Serbia, despite the fact that Kosovo is regarded by Serbians as their ancestral home. I guess recognizing a people's declaration of independence depends on whether or not they are trying to separate from an ally or a rival.

The sad thing is, they are doing just what we did with Iraq. So for those people who supported the war, this is what was boud to happen. As we've done it ourselves, we lost all credibility to step in and do anything about it. I am sure Russia will listen to us as much as we listened to them.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHY WE SHOULD NEVER HAVE INVADED IRAQ, WE DON'T HAVE A LEG TO STAND ON TO PREVENT OTHERS FROM DOING THE SAME THING!

Yes we have Obama's comment the one who doesn't have a solution and McCain who flatly puts the blame on where it should be. I think I'll stick to the old guy in November.

Obama no doubt thinks we're talking about the state north of Florida.

Out of Irag into Republic of Georgia

Yep, leave it to Grampy McLiar to criticize the Russian invasion of the sovereign nation of Georgia, but yet just yesterday he justifies his vote to invade another sovereign nation "for oil", my friends.

The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine," Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), a senior member of the Appropriations panel, told the Boston Globe recently. "He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me."

And this could possibly be our next leader???

McCain's high tempered and inflammatory comments are going to land the US in another war very soon.
If one is to be an honest broker of the peace, you cannot seem to be taking sides or casting blame.
Good Job Obama…true diplomat.
RF

Yeah right like Russia will listen to McWar….The only thing they will say is ..SHUT UP OLD MAN YOU AND BUSH INVADED ANOTHER COUNTRY AND LIED ABOUT IT.

OMG!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE GOD HEAR MY PRAYER!!!!!!!! DON'T LET MCBUSH BECOME PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!!! WE WILL GO INTO ANOTHER WAR…THAT IS THE ONLY THING HE SPEAKS ABOUT!!!!!!

BECAUSE HE KNOWS HOW TO WIN WARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How can McCain even think of interferring in the Russian/Georgia military action? Isn't he the one that always votes for war? I'm sure the Russians won't heed advice from a war advocate like McCain. Ne3xt he will be ignorant enough to have his croonie Fred Davis call the Russians a bunch of Antichrist people…DUH
He should keep his mouth shut on this one and let a man of peace like Obama do the talking.

Obama made the wise and measured response. McCain was EXTRA obviously in an effort to show his strong talk and bold stance but the problem is that McCain doesn't know the full set of circumstances involved and our military is currently stretched very thin. Calling on the UN security forces and saying all nations should join in re-establishing peace is and empty statement - we have no military to send and join in the effort - as a result other countries won't pay attention to the strong talk and bold stance as surely as Russia won't either. Again, if this is a potential problem the war in Iraq has placed us in a very bad position.