U.S., Allies Weigh Punishment for Russia

[boaz]

what about punishment for georgia?
georgia uses american and israeli military equipment(planes and tanks) and bombs the capital of south ossetia and kills from 1000-1500 civillians that are defenseless and they kill a few and injure afew russian un mandated peacekeepers.
russia rushes in and defends south ossetia(which hold russian citizenship and un mandated peacekeepers) and bombs afew military and other instillations in georgia proper. they kill about 130 mainly military and some civillians.

1000-1500 civillian killed! is this true? i admit i don't know much about the situation over there but my thinking all along has been at least the Russian peace keepers stopped this genocide. to me this is not a whole lot different than Kosovo, just with the tables turned. the neo-cons are going ape shit with talk of the new soviet union being formed but the reality is that the Georgia/Russia border was never fully reconciled after the break up of the Soviet Union. This is why Georgia was not eligible for NATO membership. I say if Kosovo can be its own independent nation then why not these two provinces, too? Hell, for that matter, why can't California go independent?

boaz Reviewed by boaz on 08-28-2008. U.S., Allies Weigh Punishment for Russia U.S., Allies Weigh Punishment for Russia WASHINGTON â?? Scrambling to find ways to punish Russia for its invasion of pro-Western Georgia, the United States and its allies are considering expelling Moscow from an exclusive club of wealthy nations and canceling an upcoming joint NATO-Russia military exercise, Bush administration officials said Tuesday. But with scant leverage in the face of an emboldened Moscow, Washington and its friends have been forced to face the uncomfortable reality Rating: 5

[boaz]

is this true?

tex, didn't mean to seem like i was doubting your word, it just kills me that we don't hear jack shit about this in the u.s. media.