Putin: checkmate!

This is an excellent piece from Michael Binyon of London Times about the recent crisis in Georgia Republic. The recent development showed a typical example of double standard with regarding to international politics.

Specifically in the case of George, it is the stupid Georgian President Saakashvili who thought he may stole a base while both Putin and Bush were in Beijing watching some sporting events. What he didn't understand is that superpowers don't have to be on alert all the time. They have plenty of time to response to "acts will not gone unpunished." May not be today, but one doesn't have to wait very long.

"Moscow can also counter Georgian PR, the last weapon left to Tbilisi. Human rights? Look at what Georgia has done in South Ossetia (and also in Abkhazia). National sovereignty? Look at the detachment of Kosovo from Serbia. False pretexts? Look at Ronald Reagan's invasion of Grenada to “rescue” US medical students. Western outrage? Look at the confused cacophony."