NATO SHOULD immediately give membership to all former Soviet Republics like Latvia, Ukraine, Estonia, and Lithuania. NOW. THat will send a message to them.

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Immediate extension of a NATO membership to Ukraine, in particular, would likely goad an already-sensative Moscow to initiate a conflict the entire world would ultimately regret. Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia are one thing, but Ukraine--a nation comprised largely of Slavic blood--would be quite another.

Be on guard that our continual refrain for Russian troop withdrawal in Georgia aren't suddenly reciprocated by potential Moscow demands that our own troops immediately withdraw from countless countries around the globe.

The U.S., for example, has maintained a key troop presence on the island of Okinawa for the past 63 years. Imagine our incredulity and consternation were China or Russia--or indeed both countries--to demand an immediate American withdrawal from that island, to say nothing of removal of our hundreds of thousands of troops stationed elsewhere. (In the sport of Greco-Roman wrestling, such a position as we're presently in is called a "predicament," and one's opponent is thereby awarded two points. The U.S. stands to lose much more than mere points should we continue to press the issue of our supposed self-righteousness when demanding that Russia leave her southern border unprotected.)

Our calls for Russian troop withdrawal from Georgia--indeed our continued labeling of Russia as "provocative" and "empire-bound"--are founded on loose philosophical soil, to say the least.

American President Jimmy Carter once warned China of her own human rights violations, only to be met with the very damning riposte from Beijing:

"...And what about your own treatment of your American Indians?"

Sanctimoniousness often works well in theory, as noted observer Frederick Kempe recently implied on television, but a self-righteous American demand for Russian troop compliance in Georgia carries us far past theory, it seems.

It's understandable that Senator John McCain seeks to appear firm and prescient on foreign policy matters, but he might also take into account that cornered Russia is in no position from which she might today be easily induced to offer unilateral concessions.

s Germany is no more friendly with Russia, It is time for President Medvdev to ask ZIL to designe a new luxury Official Russian car instead of using a mercedes as official car
Russia is the biggest market for luxury car, ZIL could make a fortune on that