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the bush administration's mucking about in central asia was mostly likely one of a series of conditions of possibility for georgia's decision to go into south ossetia--in the assurances of american "support" for georgia, say. if you notice, loquitor, there is no claim--apart from putin's---that there was a one-for-one correspondence (cause-effect relation)--but it is a significant element in the overall situation. what the administration was doing mucking about in central asia in the first place had and has everything to do with oil, obviously.
it does not follow--nor did i (or anyone else) say--that russia's decision to attack georgia over it's incursion into south ossetia was in the american's interest. so that's a red herring. no more reason to talk about it.
jorgelito---tisonlyi's went beyond simply going after the americans. the fade of empire and defunctionalization of nation-state based ideologies are of a piece, and seem to be a more-or-less global problem. different political groups, in power in different places, choose to deal with it in particular ways--the bush administration is not that dissimilar from putin in their choices. little wars like this are great for fading empires: they galvanize support and what's more are excellent for bidness.
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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear
it make you sick.
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