Why did Obama try and appease the Russians over Georgia?

Question

Obama will never stand up to Oppresion, should he just resign now?

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Answer 1

Do you suggest we should send the 7th Fleet into Russias back yard where they can bring down all of their military might on our vessels not in our waters.  Sounds like they would have the upper hand.

They can annihilate any force we try to insert.  It would be much more catastrophic than Iraq

Answer 2

Mr Obama wants all the other countries around the world to like the USA and him.  He's Everyman.  His world popularity is through the roof.  If he came out against Russia, millions there wouldn't like him anymore.  He thinks appeasing Russia will make them more likely to get along with us and not say mean things about the USA.  

Answer 3

He did not engage in appeasement. If you wanted to avoiding standing up to Oppression, he would keep quiet. Obama gave a better answer than McCain.  Tough Talk is useless unless there is a credible threat behind it. Russia knows we can offer only token help to Georgia because we are tied up in two fronts. The military going back before the Clinton years had planned to fight two fronts, not three. We need the support of our allies to counter Russia. Obama can better form a united front than McCain or Bush, who both have the same policies. Bush and McCain have only tough talk that the Russia does not fear and does not help with our allies.  

Answer 4

Yes you could just listen to an Israeli paper - that says - Obama is unlikely to start world war 3 which is bad considering Israel wants someone to stand up to people (Russians) which they hate

Since you are no stranger to reading foreign newspapers which is always good - I suggest you also read the Russian side of these events

Georgian President ordered the bombing of South Ossetia knowing full well that Russian peace keepers were there and had been there at the request of the UN and the people of South Ossetia since the 90's

On his order Russians were killed Russian soldiers

What would McCain do if American soldiers were killed by an armed force which was ordered to attack by their government ?

So here is your choice



Take the opinion of the Jerusalem  post and never investigate any further because you already have your opinion fed to you so why bother

Or

Think for yourself and as a simple question

What would you have done if Georgia opened fire on American peace keepers and killed US Marines or other soldiers ?

Would you have sat on you butt and sent a strongly worded letter ?

Answer 5

Why did Condaleezza Rice goad Georgia into invading South Ossetia?

They knew the Russians were peacekeepers there.

It is bad policy to try to ring Russia with it's former USSR satellites as NATO members with weapons sites.

What did Bush expect?