You are so F.O.Y...full of yourself. I'm sure you prefer boots over suits, brings to mind the expression "boot licker".
Our government was and is behind the provocation to Russia. If you don't see the writing on the wall, even from the poor media coverage, then history should make you familiar with the truth and the details of how our government manipulates wars. Read Paul Craig Roberts August 15 article. You should like Mr Roberts, a firm Reagan supporter, his articles and his books have teeth. And, he wears s--t-kicking boots and great suits.

Yes, I'm sure the United States, half a world away, had everything to do with an unprovoked invasion of Georgia by the Russians...who were clearly in the mood for a fight and looking for any excuse whatsoever to seize control of the oil pipelines running through the Caucasus. Georgia's only mistake was trying to retake a couple of breakaway provinces...and America's mistake was NOT sending a carrier into the Black Sea and launching airstrikes against the Russian positions (or at least delivering a massive load of A/A and anti-tank weapons to the Georgian army.) Ben isn't "full of himself," you are. He's right, you are not...and PCR is a complete buffoon if he believes the US had anything to do with starting the war. Evidently Roberts thinks it's our fault because we encouraged the Georgians to ally themselves with us and adopt a democratic form of government.