Russia is attacking Georgia!

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:43 am

Georgia 'under attack' as Russian tanks roll in

www.cnn.com

Story Highlights
NEW: Georgian President: "This is the worst nightmare one can encounter"

Russian TV showed tanks and troops moving towards Georgia

Russian authorities said several of its peacekeepers died in a Georgian attack

Vladimir Putin warned Russia would respond to Georgia's actions

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:46 am

Oh snap!

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:48 am

there goes the neighborhood.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:49 am

Link text is unreadable.

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:51 am

YARDofSTUF wrote:Link text is unreadable.

huh? i can read the link and it takes me to the story.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:51 am

Gixxer wrote:huh? i can read the link and it takes me to the story.

You must not use the dark theme.

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:56 am

YARDofSTUF wrote:You must not use the dark theme.

cho · Post by **cho** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:22 pm

Ok so Georgia wanted to break away from Russia and they did. Now South Ossetia wants to break away from Georgia, but that isn't ok...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7548715.stm

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:49 pm

Funny how everyone is always focused on Afghan, Iraq, and Iran.

MadDoctor · Post by **MadDoctor** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:55 pm

Joint Chiefs of Staff wrote:Funny how everyone is always focused on Afghan, Iraq, and Iran.

Hold the phone. Lets not let Korea off the hook here......

chimdogger · Post by **chimdogger** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 1:43 pm

Joint Chiefs of Staff wrote:Funny how everyone is always focused on Afghan, Iraq, and Iran.

Oil, I say Oil.

Noevo · Post by **Noevo** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 1:46 pm

friggin rednecks deserved it!

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 4:46 pm

it would be awesome if little georgia repelled russia.

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 4:53 pm

Georgia, a staunch U.S. ally, has about 2,000 troops in Iraq, making it the third-largest contributor to coalition forces after the U.S. and Britain. But Saakashvili told CNN that the troops would be called home Saturday in the face of the South Ossetia fighting.

that's gonna hurt for a minute

cho · Post by **cho** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:57 pm

Well I don't support Russia cause I'm sure they just want South Ossetia for themselves, I do think Georgia should also bugger off.

Would be nice to see Abkhazia and S Ossetia put Saakashvili in his place.

Having Mikhail Saakashvili, elected Georgian president, promising to recover lost territories is no different then having a reformed USSR promising to recover lost territories, or China for that matter.

Georgia doesn't want to be a part of Russia thats fine that is their right. South Ossetia and Abkhazia don't want to be a part of Georgia, just as fine, that is their right so **** off Georgia.

The world doesn't need another East Timor / Indonesia **** up.

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:22 am

It's like a new version of POE.

//waits for mod release//

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:25 am

Huh? We've been released?

cho · Post by **cho** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 2:08 am

Well now that Georgia has withdrawn from South Ossetia hopefully this can all end. Hopefully Russia doesn't push further and hopefully Russia will assist South Ossetia in rebuilding and then withdrawl. Hopefully Georgia won't attack them again and will be smart enough to release them like 99% of the people living in South Ossetia want.

Unholy · Post by **Unholy** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:14 am

Joint Chiefs of Staff wrote:It's like a new version of POE.

//waits for mod release//

More like Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon.

Shinobi · Post by **Shinobi** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:38 pm

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,401205,00.html

WASHINGTON — Vice President Dick Cheney says Russia's military actions in Georgia "must not go unanswered."

Cheney spoke Sunday afternoon with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. "The vice president expressed the United States' solidarity with the Georgian people and their democratically elected government in the face of this threat to Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity," Cheney's press secretary, Lee Ann McBride, said.

Cheney told Saakashvili "Russian aggression must not go unanswered, and that its continuation would have serious consequences for its relations with the United States, as well as the broader international community," McBride said.

Hmmm....

OSULLY · Post by **OSULLY** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:46 pm

The whole situation with Bush as Pres. is enough to give me an ulcer and make me run for a bomb shelter.

Shinobi · Post by **Shinobi** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:35 pm

OSULLY wrote:The whole situation with Bush as Pres. is enough to give me an ulcer and make me run for a bomb shelter.

Remember the "Cold War" ?

OSULLY · Post by **OSULLY** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:38 pm

Too well

MadDoctor · Post by **MadDoctor** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:42 pm

Shinobi · Post by **Shinobi** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:57 pm

MadDoctor wrote:

The Cold War Victory Medal:

The Cold War Victory Medal is an unofficial military medal of the United States which can be purchased by any member of the United States military, or civilian employees of the federal government, who served in their positions during the years of the Cold War, specifically September 2, 1945 to December 26, 1991.

In accordance with section 1084 of the Fiscal Year 1998 National Defense Authorization Act, Congress authorized the Secretary of Defense to award a Cold War Victory Medal to all veterans of the Cold War. However, the Secretary of Defense instead awarded a Cold War Recognition Certificate to all members of the armed forces and qualified federal government civilian personnel who faithfully and honorably served the United States anytime during the Cold War era, which is defined as September 2, 1945 to December 26, 1991.

The official US Navy web page states: "The Department of Defense will not be creating a Cold War Service medal" and that any commemorative medals made by private vendors are unauthorized on the military uniform.[1] At present, however, the Cold War Victory Medal remains strictly commemorative and is unofficial.

The Cold War Victory Medal was designed by Nadine Russell, the Chief of Creative Heraldry at the Army's Institute of Heraldry and the designer of many campaign and service medals, including the Southwest Asia Service Medal, the Armed Forces Service Medal, and the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal.

Presently the Cold War Victory Medal is a civilian medal which may be privately purchased but is not distributed by the United States government. As such, the decoration is not presently authorized for wear on active duty military uniforms, but is frequently worn by retirees and civilians. However, the medal is worn as a National Guard award as issued by the Louisiana National Guard. The Adjutant General of the State of Louisiana currently authorizes the decoration as the "Louisiana Cold War Victory Medal". Eligible members, including active duty members, of the Louisiana National Guard are authorized to wear the medal.[2]

The Cold War Victory Medal is also referred to as the Cold War Commemorative Medal, Cold War Service Medal, or simply as the Cold War Medal. There are no devices or attachments authorized for the Cold War Victory Medal.

On April 12, 2007 senators Hillary Clinton and Susan Collins announced they were reintroducing legislation in the Senate that will authorize the Secretary of Defense to issue the Cold War Service Medal to Cold War Veterans.[3] A similar bill was introduced in the House of Representatives. Both bills passed in both houses, but were later dropped in joint committee.

MadDoctor · Post by **MadDoctor** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:02 pm

Shinobi wrote:As such, the decoration is not presently authorized for wear on active duty military uniforms.

Correct on all counts. Pretty ribbon though.....

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:48 am

"WASHINGTON — Vice President Dick Cheney says Russia's military actions in Georgia "must not go unanswered."

Cheney spoke Sunday afternoon with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. "The vice president expressed the United States' solidarity with the Georgian people and their democratically elected government in the face of this threat to Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity," Cheney's press secretary, Lee Ann McBride, said.

Cheney told Saakashvili "Russian aggression must not go unanswered, and that its continuation would have serious consequences for its relations with the United States, as well as the broader international community," McBride said. "

*calls dad and asks for the use of his backhoe to start digging bomb shelter*

Gandalf · Post by **Gandalf** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:10 pm

Shinobi wrote:Remember the "Cold War" ?

It's getting cold..

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 1:39 am

Gandalf wrote:It's getting cold..

it's getting something

sito · Post by **sito** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:56 am

Genocide is current in Africa today, but Russia attacking Georgia is big news? I can't say I do or ever will understand what makes what, important to the worlds eyes.

At one point I was angry at what was happening in the world and to this world, lately I really couldn't care less. Most others apparently don't either. I'll spare my energy.

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 3:08 pm

Noevo wrote:friggin rednecks deserved it!

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 4:50 pm

knightmare · Post by **knightmare** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:41 pm

Caspian Sea Oil, everyone wants to control the pipes..