Debauchery

So today, I'm lamenting that the world remembers autocratic regimes and Cold War-style conflict fondly. Even more welcoming are thoughtless plans to take over former Soviet territories by both sides.

Well, it's not to say that things are falling back into the Cold War era, and it's not to say that autocratic regimes, as bad as they sound, have no reason to exist.

I'm saying that the US media has certainly enjoyed the fact that Russia "got in trouble" and is now on the spot for the defense. In fact, the US media has been enjoying it so much that, for the most part, it forgot to mention it was Georgia who invaded South Ossetia to begin with, and Russia was there to "protect" its peacekeeping force. Of course, Russia far overdid its "peacekeeping mission" -- even though the Russian government had announced its move into South Ossetia and Georgia is not an invasion, but, hey, they pretty much still made it into one. Come on. Protecting Russian peacekeeping force and protecting Russian interest in South Ossetia doesn't mean bombing Georgia, does it? Not the same thing in most the world's book. But this still shouldn't overshadow Georgia's part in the debauchery ... let alone allow Georgia to cry foul with tears and snot down its face like it's done nothing wrong.