The Bush administration, after considerable internal debate, has decided not to take direct punitive action against Russia for its conflict with Georgia, concluding that it has little leverage if it acts unilaterally and that it would be better off pressing for a chorus of international criticism to be led by Europe.
That's a far cry from John "We're All Georgians" McCain who wants to treat Russian transgressions against Georgia as the next Cold War.
Sometimes it's as if a McCain Administration wouldn't be "more of the same" but simply the realization of the policies even the Bush Administration though too stupid or risky.
And, as Jeffrey Goldberg also points out, America needs Russia if we're going to keep the nukes out of terrorist hands, a prospect made more difficult by the saber rattling McCain.
Hmm, let's see: Russia out of Georgia; Russian nukes out of America.
I know which one I would pick.
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