Georgia's president is telling lies all the time! Georgia didn't retreat, so Russia is not an agressor! We're trying to make peace and stop Georgia's government from killing peaceful people. We're not going to conquer Georgia, because we needn't that, though in our hearts there starts the fire when we hear the lies that Saakashvily tells the world about russian actions.

Obama is on vacation. McCain is campaiging. Yet CNN carries two pictures of Obama and none for McCain. Is this what the polls were referring when they talked about over exposure for Obama? Or is it a case of a media that is biased in favour of Obama? The ball is in your court CNN.

Not surprising that McCain picked the right side of the argument 4 days before Obama decided to take a stance.

I guess McCain's EXPERIENCE in foreign affairs has actually played to his advantage; ie, he knew where this was headed because he can actually remember the soviet union first hand without having to refer to a history book.

Don't worry though, Obama has now taken both sides of the argument and has, therefore, won the debate on the issue

This is a sad state of affairs that our country is in today. There are many white and black people that know McCain will thrust this country further into the abyss. They will vote for a paper war hero and a infamous adulterer before they vote for a decent man with leadership abilities like Mr. Obama into the oval office. You people complain about the way the country is going and let your prejudice mentality keep us going deeper and deeper into darkness. I would love to see Mr. Obama get elected, but if he loses I will survive. I have survived Reaganomics, Bushwhackers and Tricky Dicks. We don't need McShame in the office. I am a black american with indian heritage. You do remember the red men who were the first americans don't you? I love America. I just don't love the racist minded immigrants who think that their blood is so lilly white.

This is a very serious situation & other countries could be drawn into it. We live in a very dangerous world with many, many problems. Personally, I will take EXPERIENCE over PRETTY SPEECHES, when dealing with problems such as this. McCain was on top of it immediately & Obama come lately was trying to figure out what he should say.

WE HAVE SET THE EXAMPLE WITH IRAQ

THAT IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE LEADERSHIP

OF A NATION, FEEL FREE TO BOMB THEM.

AS A SUPPORTER OF A WAR THAT HAS KILLED

A MILLION IRAQIS & THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS,

MCSENILE DOESN'T HAVE A LEG TO STAND ON,

WITH THE RUSSIANS OR THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.

Also, this is a really tricky situation. Georgia is a major ally of the US. Their president grossly underestimated the Russians in moving troops into South Ossetia. Obviously, at the outset, Obama was trying/hoping that we could reach a reasonable resolution to this… it doesn't appear to be possible at this point. Again, read the news people…

CNN YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF. CAN YOU JUST COVER ANYTHING WITH JOHN MCCAIN? YOU HAVE BEEN BASHING OBAMA FOR MONTHS NOW AND THIS IS NO DIFFERENT. THIS CONFLICT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE US AT THIS POINT DUE TO BUSH AND HIS FOLLOWER MCCAIN. SO IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER WHAT EITHER OF THE CANDIDATES HAS TO SAY. THE MAN CAN'T EVEN TAKE A VACATION…BADGER HIM ON THE BEACH. THIS IS SAD. SURELY YOU HAVE MUCH MORE IMPORTANT SUBSTANTIVE TICKERS. IF MCCAIN HAD FOLLOWED OBAMA AND LISTENED TO HIM AND NOT VOTED TO GO INTO IRAQ THEN PERHAPS THIS WOULDN'T EVEN BE AN ISSUE.

Mr. McCain obviously has the experience and understanding to guide U.S. foreign policy. Mr. Obama is a novice and lacks the skills and knowledge to be President.

Follow the news people… Obama changed his tone after Russia moved into Georgian territory yesterday. Russia is important in any negotiations with Iran. We have to maintain some sort of diplomacy with them… however, it now appears that they may be trying to overthrow the Georgian government. They have escalated it to the point where we have no choice but to take a tough stance against them.

McCain continiusly shows his commander-in-chief ability, while Obama being a follower and not a commander-in-chief/ leader once again.

THE WHITEHOUSE NEEDS FRESH FACES WHO WILL WORK HARD TO BUILD THIS COUNTRY BACK TO WHERE IT USED TO BE. BUSH CAME UNDER HIS FATHER'S UMBRELLA…LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE…TOOK ALL OF US FOR GRANTED!!!!
WAKE UP AMERICA…LOOK AT CHINA, INDIA…NOW RUSSIA IS TEMPTING US AND WE CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT! MILITARY INDIVIDUALS SHOULD NOT RUN FOR PRESIDENT BUT DEALING WITH/ ADVISING ON CRISIS SUCH AS THE RUSSIAN/ GEORGIA WAR!!!!!!
HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE LISTENED TO GW. BUSH SINCE HE IS NOT SOFT…OBAMA IS NOT SOFT, JUST TEST HIM!

THE IRAQ WAR HAS LEFT US INTERNATIONALLY

IRRELEVANT AND DOMESTICALLY BROKE.

CNN, baloney. Obama wants to attempt to help solve this escalation peacefully while McCain clearly only thinks militarily. Obama has a much more comprehensive stance while McCain has a one dimensional stance, send in the military and risk more lives and spend billions more to add to our deficit. CNN, you are being absolutely unfair with your innuendo here.

McCain took Russia to task because he knew that it was Russia's fault. He wasn't "overreacting" or being "hasty". He knew it. It's that same kind of appeasing, pansy, "kum-by-ya" attitude that has rendered us powerless to Russia in the first place. John McCain was right about Putin. No one can deny that now. He condemned Putin in 1999. Anyone who denies that is either being willfully ignorant or a mindless obama-bot. He was right and maybe, if we would have elected John McCain in 1999 instead of George W. Bush, we wouldn't be in this problem. I'm no Bush basher, but he has shown that, at least in this situation, he has a complete lack of spine and if we had've did the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan right in the first place, these wars would be over now and we wouldn't have to sit back and watch one of our staunchest ally get slaughtered.

How different is this from what Israel did in Lebanon?
Provocation is always a cause for retaliation…

Good, Lord, Obama-haters! Last I checked, NEITHER Obama NOR McCain is currently the President of the United States.

They are both candidates, and anything they say on the stump doesn't come with the degree of information and responsibility that the (unfortunately) current President has at his disposal.

It is really easy for McCain to start hopping up and down within hours of the onset of hostilities (which, by all accounts I've seen, was STARTED by the Georgians) that this is all Russia's fault. OOOOOO– Big, tough man pulling out the dusty old demagoguery of the Cold War! Red meat for a bunch of sentimental anti-communist right-wingers missing the good ol' days.

Obama's position was completely appropriate, especially given that (though briefed), he inherently has limited information from which to work. Obviously, the call MUST be for a peaceful resolution. As some prior bloggers have pointed out, there's NO way we can intervene (under our current circumstances). But, given Russia's rather aggressive decision to ignore Georgia's pleas for mercy this weekend and apparently inclination to wipe out the independent, sovereign country next to them, Obama's statement today is entirely correct.

So, stop this nonsense about not having his own ideas. UNLIKE Bush and UNLIKE McCain, Obama's brain responds to changing circumstances in the real world. Friday, things were not so clear. Today, the balance of blame seems more weighted to the side of Russia. That's NOT "flip flopping" or "wishy washy" or whatever: that's adjusting to the facts.

Oh, and "RedGuyInAblueState": I can promise you there has been no polling on this issue that Obama could have reacted to.

McCain is gonna get us all killed.For him its all about confrontion confrontation all the time

Even if they occasionally end up holding similar views, there is a WORLD of difference between the macho McBluster and the careful, reasonable Obama. McSame is not intelligent and is NOT up to the task.

While Russia is tearing Georgia apart, Obama is talking about past present and future. Does Russia even listen to this lamer? OMG, this guy entertains me more than Berney Mac.

Berney, RIP Brother.

Substance over Hype.

McCain 08

CNN, THERE IS ONE PROBLEM WITH YOUR STORY.

IT DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE FACT THAT

WE DON'T HAVE A LEG, NOT EVEN A SMALL TOE,

TO STAND ON, WHEN IT COMES TO REACTING,

DEMANDING OR EVEN SUGGESTING ANYTHING

ABOUT ANYONE'S WAR ACTIVITIES, DUE TO THE

IRAQ WAR, WHICH BY THE WAY, MCMORON IS AND

WAS FORE IT. WE HAVE NO CREDIBILITIES IN THAT

ARENA, WHATS SO EVER.

This is why I now back McCain….the fact that Obama is not only copying McCain's Ads, but is now copying McCain's stance on both off-shore drilling and Russia just confirms McCain is the TRUE leader in this race….Obama needs to go back to the Senate for about 10 more years THEN maybe he'll have some ideas of his own and truely be qualified for the job.
John Framingham MA

Flip Flop, Flip Flop, Flip Flop.

But why am I not surprised??? Go Figure.

Substance over Empty Suit.

McCain 08

McCain and friends trying to start WWIII and/or export some jobs.

Why are you all so keen on less jobs and more wars?

Obama has it EXACTLY right, say as little as can be said until you know what the heck is going on and where the world stands. There's no point in saber rattling off the bat.

Tough talk with the Russians will quickly make you a paper lion as we have little to offer as far as sticks to motivate them. You get out her with diarrhea mouth that you can't back up and next thing you know you're a joke. Make no threats against the Russkies that you are not prepared to back up.
McCain is running on throwing Russia and China out of the G8, do you think that puts them in the frame of mind to negotiate?

Hawks are dangerous!

Sure sounds like McCain has the better judgement. He is not afraid to make a decision. Obama has to wait and see what the polls say, or what McCain says, before taking a stance.

If McSurge were president, US would probably have started war in Georgia with Russia before the UN comes up with a resolution on this crisis. The same old single-handed approach that have diminished American image across the board, talking tough is not actually a sign of strength. Though we live in a dangerous world, the US must be smart in its dealings to foster a tough approach to resolve this kind of crisis without rushing headlong into war. The way to deal with a tyrant is not by diving into the tactics the tyrant expects you would use. The test of the 21st century is for the US to get a handle on this kind of issue and to be able to resolve it speedily anytime it rears it ugly head. With Georgia, the Russians are testing US and the world to see how they would respond; this could set a precedent for the years ahead. Moreover, they know that Bush has lost a lot of credibility worldwide, so it is better for them to act now on Georgia before a new US president takes office. They have been looking for every opportunity to do what the are doing now and fortunately, they got it during this Olympic games.

The way the Little-Brain thinks… Europe is twice as big as the USA. Walk away from this,and you will become what Europe said in 1942…
'You only arrive for the Spoils'…. They never forgave you. Now you choose to prove, your all they said you were.. Jonhny-come-lately…

What's happening in Georgia is of no business to AMERICA. Its of no BUSINESS TO MCCAIN NOR OBAMA. IT'S A BUSINESS OF THE RUSSIANS. AMERICANS SHOULD EVACUATE ALL AMERICAN OFFICIALS AND CITIZENS IN DANGER. THATS IT! whats happening in GEORGIA, is none of AMERICA'S business. America has enough problems at home. so America , please let's mind our business. do u have gas money? I don't think so.

Please dont tell me americans are going to vote these morons(republicans) back in!!
what a HYPOCRITE Bush is lol *Do not invade the sovereignty of another country*!!!!!!!!
News Flash Bush : You did just THAT by invading the soveriegn country of Iraq and thought nothing of it
Your credibility or opinion is NIL
What are you going to do may I ask ,send your military after them
OHH…. those noble men and women are fighting in the country YOU invaded with not even enough troops to fight the real war… You know … in Afghanistan!!

*********This just in, Obama will be sending his teleprompter to Moscow for negotiations with Putin. Obama, has also said he will supply gum drops to use instead of bullets and unicorns will be used in place of Air Craft. Code Pink has just given Obama the green light**************

if the dems dont unite soon, the hillary people are going to send mccain straight to the white house. and that would be DISASTROUS!!!!

i used to respect hillary. so far i havent heard her come out very strongly to get her supporters to come back to reality. on the other hand, we know who owns the american media so it wouldnt surprise me if they just didnt run it when she spoke.

we KNOW for a fact that the repugs are liars and cheaters, and that's the ONLY way they can win. i know some seriosuly hard-core bushies and they are voting for obama. i think all this "Close race" stuff is nonsense. besides, all the recent polls say obama by 6-12 points. only a nut would vote for mccain, for 4 more years of this nightmare.

Some people seem to forget that America's standing in the world is not that great. The WAR HAWKS are always out there first. Did you notice the McCain was out of the block with a hard line, the OFFICIAL PRESIDENT hadn't even weighed in yet. Worse yet McCain plagerizes his speech from Wicopedia. Who knows, Pres Bush may have said something negative to Putin on opening night at the Olympics for him to basically tell Bush to tend to his business. But the BIG secret is " thars OIL , OIL, OIL at stake".

Besides McCain thinks Russia is bombing Atlanta, Georgia.——–
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You are a genius!
You Obamaphiles have nothing. Gimmicks for energy, gimmicks for economy, scared when something bad might happen.
You are worried about someone's appearance or that someone mispronounces a word. Get real. This is real stuff we are dealing with. We don't need Peter Pan or a figment of our imagination running the show.

CAN YOU SAY.,..
RUSSIA, CHINA, IRAN AND KOREA AGAINST THE REST OF THE WORLD…BECAUSE OF BUSH AND CHENEY'S IGNORANT COWBOY FOREIGN POLICIES.

MCCAIN IS JUST TRYING USE THE PLIGHT OF GEORGIA FOR POLITICAL GAIN. HE READ EVERYTHING FOR WIKAPEDIA…

IGNORANT AND OLD GRAY HEAD MEN SENDING OUR YOUNG MEN TO FIGHT WARS BECAUSE OF THEIR COCKINESS.

Bush is soft. He wont start anything with a super power. Bush is just a bully. He fought with Iraq wants to start with Iran but will run from North Korea and now run from Russia. Who is the softy here.

I don't get it. First he is accused of being arrogant for acting "too Presidential" and now folks are accusing him of not being Presidential because his answer was not direct and hard enough like a President's should be.

Obama once again has no position so what does he do, he says what McCain says. I bet he is on the phone with Ploufe and Axlerod screaming send my Teleprompter to Hawaii ASAP, where are my 200 foreign experts, this question wasnt on the quiz today

HAHAHA

Russia gained their leverage thanks to Bush's Iraq blunder. We lost support from our allies and whatever coalition was gathered. Bush has restarted the Cold War and McBush has threatened to escalate it. Maybe Putin is attempting to remake the Soviet Union? Did they plan this at the start of the Olympic Games? And we're also in the nuclear age.

Now we cannot afford another war and even Afghanistan remains a challenge. Our volunteer army has been stretched to its limits.

Odds are McBush will bring back the draft. These are tough times indeed.

GET REAL PEOPLE!
1. THE QUICK WITHOUT FULLY UNDERSTANDING THE PICTURE MCWAR, JUST CAME OFF WITH WHAT HE THOUGHT EVERYONE WANTED TO HEAR. POLITICALLY……
2. BOTTOM LINE, RUSSIA (PUTIN) ONLY FOLLOWED WHAT HIS 'SOUL BROTHER' BUSH DID IN IRAQ.

WHAT BUSH HAS DONE IS MADE OUR COUNTRY NOT BE IN A POSITION TO BE THE PEACE KEEPERS IN THE WORLD. ALL BUSH AND MCCAIN KNOW IS WAR. SEND YOUNG PEOPLE TO FIGHT.

OBAMA IS RIGHT TO SIT BACK AND SEE WHAT THE REAL SITUATION IS AND GET WITH LEADERS IN THAT REGION AND FORM COALITIONS. YOU CAN'T JUST CONDEMN WITH RHETORIC AND NOT EXPECT PEOPLE TO REACT AS RUSSIA IS DOING.

REMEMBER, BUSH AND THE 'WITH US OR AGAINST US STATEMENTS' … THE REST OF THE WORLD SAID GO IT ALONE IN IRAQ.,

BARACK IS SMART ENOUGH NOT TO START SPEAKING RHETORIC BEFORE UNDERSTANDING THE SITUATION.

I want to know what BUSH is doing. McCain and Obama can do nothing.

Obama and McCain have been on the same page on this since the beginning. The only difference is that McCain is stupid enough to suggest we alienate the Russians. If Obama were president, we'd have 50,000 troops available to move into Georgia and stop this now.

After the debates showing McCain stumbling with names, facts, and his attitude and temperament being televised prime time, let's all talk about this again, shall we?

I'm shocked (sarcasm). John McCain heard about the aggression, made a decision and went after Russia. Barack Obama (vacationing in Hawaii) received briefings for a couple days, then came out with a "position statement" and then promptly started moving closer to where McCain has been for days. Who do YOU want as your President? Obama is acting like a junior senator…….oh wait……that's because he IS a junior senator.

Nothing can be written in stone…not even how you will run the country…so we have to give the Presidential candidate the oppertunity to be flexible and make changes as is necessary. NOT BY THE TIME HE SAYS SOMETHING NOW WE HOLD IT UP LIKE A BANNER…WAITING FOR THE OPPERTUNITY TO POUNCE…HE IS NOT EVEN THE PRESIDENT YET.

That Guy's voice is Famous for being an Idiot… I suggest you find a way to disguise your Garbage Mr. Your voice is Iminent…………..

We only have one President of the United States and it isn't John McCain or Barack Obama.

Neither of them should be getting in the middle of a developing situation. Commenting on this is far different than commenting on Iraq or Afghanistan where we are already committed and our soldiers are dying.

This is no time for meddling / mix signals about what the America governments commitments are from two people that don't have the power or authority to deploy the the BOY SCOUTS.

McCain spoke on the situation of Friday … ok … then Saturday … then Sunday … now Monday. At this point, STFU. You are not the President.
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If were weren't bogged down in Iraq, we might have the troop strength to respond in Georgia. Right now, the Russians don't worry about us because we can't respond militarily with conventional troops in a timely manner. If Barack's approach had been taken, we'd have the troops.

If Bush had better relations with other world leaders, he might have been successful getting Georgia into NATO. That would have provided a deterent to Russia because, within NATO, an attack on 1 is an attack on all. Unfortunately, George Bush didn't have the diplomatic juice to get this done. I doubt that McCain would either.

WWIII is around the bend!

Georgia started this conflict, we just won't admit it because Georgia is a "democracy" and a strong ally. Russia retaliated, and while they might have taken it too far, they kind of have a right to fight back.

Yes, Barack may have Flip-Flopped a little (maybe a little too much), and yes, McCain was hypocritical (very much so). But they are both wrong with this. They are both using public opinion to improve their image. Even though I am an Obama supporter, I don't agree with him here.

You can't blame Obama for being an empty suit here. Bush (and McCain) lay down empty threats on Russia, but he won't actually attack them, because they have nukes and are very powerful. All you people calling him an empty suit, you're being hypocritical as well.

We should try to end it. But we can't blame Russia for this, Georgia isn't innocent here.

Obama '08

McCain called for UN troops. Russia is a permanent member of the Security Council so what was the point?

A measured response is best and now that we see that Russia is not stopping, yes, it looks like McCain was correct. He gets the point on this one but I think Obama has been right more often on foreign affairs in the last 6 months.

FIGURES HE CAN'T STAND BEHIND ANYTHING HE SAYS WITH OUT CHANGING IT. HE CHANGED HIS STATEMENT BECAUSE THE PUBLIC THOUGHT HE WAS NOT BEING TOUGH ENOUGH.

WHAT A FOLLOWER – I THOUGHT HE WAS THE CANDIDATE OF CHANGE? WATCH HIS ZOMBIES SAY WHAT A GREAT LEADER HE IS GOING TO BE.

TO: "WOW"
I believe McCain made a SPEECH as well….didn't he?

Anyone who believes that McCain came up with a Seven Point Plan that fast needs to have their head examined.

He can't even READ his Seven Point Plan! GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!

I'll take a "Thinker" over a "Blowhard Warmonger"any day.

OBAMA08

To Olivia of Georgia… Wake Up Girl! Stop being the Idiot you are… This is not a game of Cludo. You have so little minds. You have seen further then the next Ginnel… There is a Piece of Dirt, we call our Planet… Nowhere else! You cannot jump Ship…

My dear fellow americans Obama is ready to be our commander chief
as he is more diplkomatic not like these wormongers republicans that all they want to do is atack atack and atack/

Joihn Mcwar is not fit to be our president he does not think properly or straight he is scary.

I hope McCain doesn't refer to the President of Georgia as the Governor of the State of Georgia. McCain is so easily confused he would send troops to bomb Atlanta and order the Navy to barricade Savannah. Doofus.

Obama's approach is still less confrontational than McCain's.

I grew up during the Cold War and I remember the feeling that World War III could be just around the corner. With the fall of the USSR I breathed a sigh of relief. One thing I learned very early is that it's not a good idea to provoke Russia. We need a leader with a measured approach.

Does anyone remember the Cuban Missile Crisis? If the current GOP had been in power, this country would still be a nuclear wasteland.

skip CNN's neo-con propaganda, and

google and/or go youtube!

CNN, you're so pathetic, LOL.

OMG, you anti-Obama people are incredible. You're wrong on so many levels.

#1) He's on vacation.

#2) If he had been any stronger up front, the cries of "he's presumptuous; he's not the President, just a candidate" would have been front and center.

#3) He's become stronger with his criticism as the situation has deteriorated. Do you want him to immediately come out, guns afiring, ready to beat the crap out of Russia? Or would you rather we take a more diplomatic approach? And who exactly is going to beat the crap out of Russia? All the excess troops we have available? Oh wait, we don't have any because they're already stretched too thin.

Isn't he supposed to be on vacation and spending all those wonderful hours with his kids??? He's probably trying to write a speech(or have his speech writers do it) for Michelle to give on the 1st night of the convention so she won't offend anyone or say tthe wrong thing. We all know this is for show…we already know how she feels. He doesn't have a clue as to how to run a country…can't even wear the pants in his own family. Wonder how many skeletons he has in his closet???

Americans does not want any part of Russia!

obama dont know
so he sides with mccain
what else is new
he isnt to smart

Obama Envy is LARGE today. (hehehe)

Obama will do a fine job with foreign policy and national security decisions and appointments within his cabinet.

McCain kinda scares me, he is not bright enough to make these decisions. He would be worse than GW Bush.

Obambi, remember you've said REPUBLICANS ARE IGNORANT. You better step up to the plate and show us what you've got. Page your 350 foreign advisors, ask them what you must say so you won't be shooting your foot again!

CNN,

Please stop playing "gotcha" journalism. Obama called for a cease fire days ago and then subsequently toughened his position when it was clear that Russia was launching a wholesale invasion.

This had nothing to do with "leaning more toward McCain's position". It had to do with carefully observing the rapidly-changing circumstances and taking measured and thoughtful steps in response to these events.

Frankly, I'd actually feel more comfortable with a president like Obama who's first inclination is NOT to go rushing in to situations with diplomatic guns blazing (unlike McCain's 100-year occupation position on Iraq or his "bomb-bomb-bomb-Iraq" gaffe) but rather, with careful consideration of the implications of potentially putting Americans and our country in harm's way.

Obama strikes me as a "measure twice, cut once" type of guy. McCain strikes me as a "shoot your mouth off before you think" type of guy.

BTW, if anyone bothered to read Obama's previous statements on this situation, and bothered to compare his statement to the statements of other world leaders and the White House, you'd see that his reaction is entirely appropriate and is the right one. McCain's reaction to this scares the living daylights out of me.

With McCain's hawkishness on this matter, if he were president, I'm imagining new mushroom clouds and unspeakable human cost.

Who is better to be Commander in Chief of our great country in these troubled times of economic problems and wars and the resurgent
Russian Militarism and aggressiveness.. Russia is still a Dictatorship not unlike the old Communist Soviet Union . A great many people of the old regime still are in the current Russian government and military.
WE need a NEW Presiident with the expecirence and judgement of
John McCain, a war hero and a no nonsence leader . Unfortunately
Barack Obama has no experience in Foreign Policy and National Economic problems. He was a State legislator until just 4 years ago.

I support Obama, but he has to grow a spine.

Every time he delivers some wishy-washy statement, he highlights the qualities of his that make centrists uncomfortable.

OBAMA shows restrain and quite judgement. He take his time and don't rush into any issues. McCain or Bush does not have ANY CREDIBILITY nor does the US to tell RUSSIA anything. The US went into IRAQ against Russia and most of the world advise. The US supported the breakaway of KOSOSVO and aided it in a hit against Russia. The Russians should cripple Georgia because they know the US is secretly training the military there to eventually run proxy wars against Russia. Russia, to use George bush use Preemptive Force against Georgia, what is McCain gonna do, attack Russia? He has no clout, and more WARs mean McCain will never be elected President. He McCain and Black fabricated the issue with the Government in GA, Black is a lobbyist for the country, only thing is the US and NATO can only balk and they have NO BITE. The Russians are awesome

Here comes

WW III not a moment too soon.

Frankly, I'm a little curious how anyone in this country thinks we can be critical of Russia invading another country. What the heck do they think we did in 2003? Invaded and destroyed another country and overthrew their goverment. That is the same thing Russia is doing in Georgia. Kind of like the pot calling the kettle black.

Obama moves closer to McCain on Russia Stance?

So if CNN talks about some news after MSNBC coveres it first, does that count as CNN moving closer to MSNBC's stance?

Obama '08- The smarter choice!

Russia gobbles up Georgian ground while NATO and the Security Council debate. The UN is toothless and the U.S. has prior engagements. I guess we're going to witness the second coming of a Soviet Union.

I don't think anyone will listen to Obama he's too soft!!!! Michelle doesn't even listen to him!!!

Obama moves closer to McCain on Russia Stance?

So if CNN talks about some news after MSNBC covered it first, does that also count as moving closer?

Obama '08- The smarter choice!

Gee is that another flip – flop? Someone must have slapped him around and now has told him what to say.
How can you obamarobots back this guy??

Obama moves closer to McCain on Russia stance..

enough said for me to vote for mccain,….

We need a strong national security president!

Here yeah, here yeah – Obama is nothing more than a WANNABE. He wants to be the "commander-in-chief", yet he doesn't have an original idea in his head that's not about himself. Who is writing his statements? Those band of white boys on the internet day and night researching "the right things to say" to come out of his mouth. American stop and think before you vote for this wannabe.

Not suprising. Obama appears to be an opportunist to me: I think he'll play follow the public opinion polls, rather than stand on any kind of real principle-based platform. He's already reversed himself a number of times. Just another slippery, ambitious politician feeding at the trough of public discontent as far as I can see.

Wow, he gets OJT from someone with EXPERIENCE and has the sense to follow a good idea. Next he's either going to call McCain, McBush or play his race/gender card and call it his idea – now that's disgusting, people are being slaugtered in the 21st century and

1. G.W. Bush is watching and playing (Volleyball) Olympic Games
2. Congress is out packing for their conventions or being threatened by not showing up to vote on drilling more holes in our earth
3. as more and more Americans lose their homes, go hungry while a(nother) bureacracy is being established to prevent greedy Wall Street, as G.W. was caught saying, from ringing every red penny out of the American Economy.

Is there anyone that cares?

One the first day of initial conflict, why wouldnt you ask both nations to just stand down, seems logical to me. and as the situation changed, you need to deepen your stance against the conflict.

McCain was 4 days in on the first day………….could it be he already knew that Russia was not gonna stop??? remember he has a lobbist that was lobbying in Georgia reciently….hmmmmmmm makes one wonder.

Oh and McCains speech today was copied straight from Wikipedia……….do your research.no independent thought there.

that figures, he has no original thoughts.

Come on now… He's got to be seen for what he is– INEXPERIENCED. We cannot trust our great nation in this man's hands… all pettiness aside– he just doesn't know what he's doing.

Once again, Obama is changing his stance on things….
What is next?

By the way, Obama is not on vacation! He is working at continuing to strengthen this nation by becoming our next President and respected leader for you ungrateful people! Check out how the European leaders feel about this Georgian conflict. I believe as is usually the case you will find that they and Obama are definitely in step in looking at the total picture instead of half, McSame.

Surely CNN got this wrong. That was probably Obama's stance all along and McCain is just copying Obama. Obama knows when he is elected all will fall at his feet and the we will witness the beginning of the new world order.

Of course… the flip flopper will say anything and appease to all he can for the nomination.

what a fraud

And what that tells you is that Obama is more measured in his approach. He was careful at first not to lay blame when both countries were actively fighting. Now that Georgia has retreated and is calling for a cease fire, it is now obvious that Russia are now the aggressors. Contrast that with McCains approach and straight out of the blocks he was ready to lay blame and did so in a rather inflammatory and confrontational way. I guarantee you if John McCain becomes the next President there will be a return to the cold war and this time could be much worst.

once again McCain misspoke the president of georgia's name…not once but 3 times. lordy how much can this man continue to get away with and no one call him out on his ignorance of the facts?

just like obama…effectively, don't take a position at first…wait to see what others are doing and more importantly, what the polls say…then change your position

Is this really who we want leading our country?

Just another example that Obama does not have the experience to lead in regards to international matters.

Regardless of whether Russia is right or wrong, the United States has LOST ALL CREDIBILITY thanks to the Bush administration.

Bush looks so foolish telling Russia not to attack another country after we invaded Iraq for even less of a reason. Give me a break.

Is World War Three coming or what?

**** Breaking News ****

"Obama saves Georgia from Russia with Speech"

WIth $340 million in contributions he could take out the Russians.
Does it cost that much (and growing) to be president?

Flip Flop Obama again… "Change you can believe in"

What difference does this make whether Obama and McCain say the same thing. The U.S. can't do anything and the U.N. is not going to do anything. Besides McCain thinks Russia is bombing Atlanta, Georgia.

Obama has to take lessons from someone who knows what's going on…