tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543355.post7396826270929425117..comments2023-11-15T17:55:18.051-05:00Comments on MarkDaniels.Blogspot.com: Why the Russian Attack on Georgia is Inexcusable..and Some Spinoff Thoughts from MeMark Danielshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205344762960756655noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543355.post-1273285626186327652008-08-20T14:50:00.000-04:002008-08-20T14:50:00.000-04:00Thanks for highlighting Rubin's commentary. I liv...Thanks for highlighting Rubin's commentary. I lived in Philadelphia nearly my whole life and I really enjoyed reading her columns in the Inquirer. She's now in my Google Reader . . . along with your blog, of course.<BR/><BR/>Russia, it seems, is leapfrogging (or threatening to leapfrog) Al Qaeda and "terrorism" as the leading threats to our national security. Who said the era of conventional warfare was over? I'm not eager for war or confrontation, but Vladimir Putin seems to be moving in that direction. What happens when they launch missiles at Poland, a NATO member?<BR/><BR/>It does seem that we didn't hold Russia's hand enough following the fall of communism. Could the Bush, Clinton and Bush II administrations have done more - a Marshall Plan, of sorts? - to ease Russia's transition to democracy and market economy? There was a bit of a spiral following the collapse of the Soviet Union, and now rising from the ashes is a former KGB man, rattling his sabers at former satellite countries . . . Frightening.Chris Duckworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15569502792071232013noreply@blogger.com