TIME magazine:

>"Your tougher line on Russia, which predated [the Russian invasion of Georgia], [is] indicative of a belligerent approach to foreign policy that would perhaps further exacerbate the tensions being created with our allies and others around the world under the Bush Administration.

McCain's reply:

>"I believe that it's very important that Russia behave in a manner befitting a very strong nation. They're not doing so at this time, so therefore I will criticize and in some cases — in the case of the aggression against Georgia — condemn them.

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So, somehow our naked aggression against Iraq is A-OK (hell, the surge worked), but it's not OK for Russia to defend itself from Georgia's rebel attacks? Not OK to go in and grab the oil?
What I see here is a jockying for position for Middle East oil. Somebody tell me I'm wrong.

And WILL this bluster lead to confrontations down the road?
Gimme some insight here, folks.