The George W. Bush Time Bomb
August 17th, 2008 by 
Gerald Plessner
Posted in Country of Georgia, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Imperialism, Russia | 
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August 17th, 2008 by Gerald Plessner
If you haven’t lost sleep worrying about the possibility that George W. Bush might start World War III before he leaves the White House, now is the time to worry. When it comes to George Bush and Dick Cheney, there is a strong possibility that things might get worse!That is because the confrontation between Russia and the Republic of Georgia is about a lot more than the destiny of two break-away Georgia provinces.
The real reason for Russia’s attacks on Georgia is to respond to the Bush administration’s provocative installation of ballistic missiles in Poland, which is right next door to Russia.
The United States says the rockets are a defense against an Iranian attack on Europe but the Russians don’t believe that. They see the missiles as a danger to their own country, upsetting the previous balance of power.
Remember the Cuban Missile Crisis? The United States made Russian Communist ships carrying missiles to Cuba turn around and go home. Every nation has a right to protect itself and bigger nations have a right to a sphere of protection and influence around them. This concept is even included in our Monroe Doctrine which defines our rights and responsibilities in diplomacy and on the high seas.
The fact is that the Bush administration’s initiative to locate anti-ballistic missiles in Poland without considering Russia’s interests was another example of its incompetence and its neo-conservative ideology, which is based upon the belief that America has the right to rule the world as the dominant imperial power of the 21st century. (I am not making this up!)
The United States began negotiations with Poland at a time when Russia was weak, suffering from an unstable economy and angry that the United States and other European countries broke up the former Yugoslavia to create the predominately Muslim state of Macedonia.
The United States and the other nations disregarded the concerns of Russia, which had a long-standing friendship with the former Yugoslavia.
To presume that Russia would remain weak, or that it might not do something in the future to get even, was also foolish.
But the Russians now have the upper hand with the United States having committed the majority of its military resources in Afghanistan and Iraq, and with the price of oil ravaging our economy.
The Russians are now speaking and acting aggressively to defend their interests and in this situation they are acting fully within their rights.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Gerald Plessner is a Southern California businessman who writes regularly on the subjects of politics and culture. He would be pleased to have your comments at gerald@graldplessner.com.