Russia, Georgia, US, and The US Media

As everyone is where, war has broken out between Russia and Georgia. Both countries blame the other for the outbreak. I have watched a lot of news as of late to see what the media is saying. It is clear that the American media is 100 percent on placing the blame on Russia.

This is something that I don't like. Why doesn't the media cover both sides of the story? They are trying their hardest to make us feel sorry for Georgia and to bring us into another war, a war that we don't need. It is my opinion, I have talked with people online who are currently over there and by there responses Georgia provoked this by entering South Ossetia.

Once the Georgian Army entered, several Russian peacekeepers were killed. Not only this, hundreds if not thousands of South Ossetians have been killed. Georgia has launched weapons that have almost no accuracy and because of this many civilians have died.

Now, Russia has reacted (As any country would) by bringing in troops to fight and defend themselves. This is where the US Media sides with Georgia. They say that Russia has reacted recklessly and have used too much force. I wish I could ask them this, did we react to recklessly after being attacked during 9/11? Yeah, we lost alot of lives but so did the Russians. I respect Russia for defending their people. Any decent country would have their citizens back. The media trys to counter this by saying that South Ossetia belongs to Georgia. It did, but it doesn't anymore. They are an independent nation and that should be respected. Georgia had no business entering South Ossetia.

It seems that the media is very good are controlling a large population. They are able to put things out and people will take it as TRUE without researching the facts. I admit I used to be like that. I never second guessed the media. Now I do. It makes you wonder if they secretly work for the Government to spread propaganda. However, now is not the time to get into conspiracies. People need to stand up for themselves and research the facts, not what CNN or Fox News puts out. The media puts out what they want you to see, not the full story.

90 percent of South Ossetians are Russian or hold Russian passports. An attack on them is the same as attacking Russia itself. Georgia must understand that there will be repercussions for their actions.

Now the US Government is commenting on the situation. They say Russia needs to cease attacks. Makes me wonder..... why are they commenting on it in the first place? We need to let these two countries solve this themselves. I admit I supported the war in Iraq, but I am sick of America trying to be the world police. We do not need another war, and war with Russia would be ridiculous and would run America into the group. We need to stay out of it!

Hopefully peace will come soon enough. I do not like war, but sometimes you have to stand up and defend yourselves. Russia is doing just that, and I applaud them for it.

Obama or McCain.... or Someone Else?

This election year has had me looking into my own views and questioning them. At the start of the 2008 President Primaries, I had full support for Senator John McCain. I supported the war in Iraq, and that was one of my main concerns. I wanted us to stay the course and McCain provided that. Obama on the other hand wanted to pull out as quickly as possible. I also supported Senator McCain because he was a Republican, and that is currently my party. I felt like Senator Obama was inexperienced in this a time of war. Obama seems like a good person but I just didn't feel like he was the man for the job. In 8 years, he may have the experience, but not now.

Over the summer my view on the war in Iraq took a drastic change. I saw that Iraqi PM Mailik wants us to leave as soon as we can. As much as I support the cause for the war, I feel like if we stay we are occupiers of Iraq. That makes almost as bad as Germany during WW2 when they occupied several countries. Another thing is that if we leave now, we are not losing. We are listening to what the Iraqi people want. If PM Mailik wants us to leave, then he obviously thinks his country is able to defend its self from extremist. Should we leave and Iraq were to fall, it wouldn't be our fault. Blame could be placed on Mailik.

So now that my view of the war has changed this has opened me up to a candidate whom I liked. I liked what he had to say, except for Iraq. Now with my view changing, I like everything I have heard him say. This man is not Barrack Obama, nor is it John McCain. This mans name is Chuck Baldwin. He is a third party candidate and I honestly know he wont win. As of now he isn't on my ballot, and if he doesnt get on it by November I will vote for Senator McCain.

Would a third party President be good for our country? I think so! Yes, I am a Republican. However, these days nothing gets done in Washington. We always here of Republicans fighting with the Democrats and vice versa. They fight, and fail to get anything accomplished. For example. offshore drilling has been in the press as of late. McCain supported it, Obama did not. Congress of course sided with their party's persumptive nominees. They failed to get anything done with the high cost of gas and decided it was time for a five week recess. I wonder, had we had more Independents and other third party senators in Congress could something have gotten done?

As long as our great country is divided in Red and Blue, I feel like we will not be able to achieve anything worth while. Until the day that we have more Independents in Government it will always be the Donkey VS the Elephant. This election, unless something changes I will probobley cast a vote for a nominee not of the Republican or Democrat Parties. Sure, he may not win but hopefully soon people will get fed up with both party's lack of accomplishment in office.

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My Intro

Hello,

My name is Kyle and this is my first post on Blogger. I figured I would go ahead and explain my blog and what you can expect from it in the future. I am currently in my second year of college and my true passion is politics. I want to be a Political Science major. As such, I get great joy talking about politics and having debates. However, I try my hardest not to offend people. I have in the past, discussed politics and offended people on touchy issues. The way I see it, we all have the right to our opinions and we should respect this. If by some chance I offend someone with my blog, I apoligise. I hope that you will read my blogs and give input on what you think about what I've said.

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