Barack Obama has issued his statement:
I strongly condemn the outbreak of violence in Georgia, and urge an immediate end to armed conflict. Now is the time for Georgia and Russia to show restraint, and to avoid an escalation to full scale war. Georgia’s territorial integrity must be respected. All sides should enter into direct talks on behalf of stability in Georgia, and the United States, the United Nations Security Council, and the international community should fully support a peaceful resolution to this crisis.
Argh. This man wants to be President of the United States.
If you can’t figure out who’s at fault even in a case as clear-cut as this, you never will. And what’s this garbage about the Security Council? Doesn’t Obama understand that the UN Security Council has tried and failed already, and it always will fail because Russia has a veto? Also, Russia is bombing Georgian air bases just 15 miles from the Georgian capital. What exactly would full-scale war look like?
UPDATE: A day later, Obama has figured out who’s at fault:
“I condemn Russia’s aggressive actions and reiterate my call for an immediate ceasefire,” Obama said in a statement.
“Russia must stop its bombing campaign, cease flights of Russian aircraft in Georgian airspace, and withdraw its ground forces from Georgia.”
(Via Instapundit.)
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