via Reuters
Democrat Barack Obama scolded Russia again on Wednesday for invading another country’s sovereign territory while adding a new twist: the United States, he said, should set a better example on that front, too.
The Illinois senator’s opposition to the Iraq war, which his comment clearly referenced, is well known. But this was the first time the Democratic presidential candidate has made a comparison between the U.S. invasion of Iraq and Russia’s recent military activity in Georgia.
“We’ve got to send a clear message to Russia and unify our allies,” Obama told a crowd of supporters in Virginia. “They can’t charge into other countries. Of course it helps if we are leading by example on that point.”
[ht: gateway]
A movie quote comes to mind:
Walter Sobchak: So you have no frame of reference here, Donny Barry. You’re like a child who wanders into the middle of a movie and wants to know…
The Dude: (interrupting) Walter, Walter, what’s the point, man?
Much more at Powerline on the comparison of the Russian Invasion and Iraq
August 22, 2008 at 8:40 am
Well you know, liberating people and going after those that have threatened/attacked us is exactly the same thing as attempting to take over another country.
War is bad, m’kay.
We will completely ignore all of the glaring differences in motivation and intent.