There seems to be a lot more chest thumping and pointless vilification of Russia coming from the right
as well as a blithe disregard for the Georgian government's atrocities committed against the civilian population of South Ossetia.
After such a display of grossly irresponsible behavior, it's mindboggling that some American political leaders are still calling for Georgia to be granted membership in NATO. In reality, they're no better than the Russians and we should stop treating them as if they were.
Thank God that France's Sarkozy was able to talk sense to both sides and get a cease fire, and put a stop to this senseless tribalistic killing spree. Note that this marks a success for the kind of "soft European diplomacy" that the American right constantly mocks.