Georgia on my mind

It's funny. The recent Russian invasion of Crimea has Republicans practically climbing all over each other to make it President Obama's fault. From Benghazi to the entire Obama foreign policy to his "mom jeans" to "weak, indecisive leadership" to "all talk and no action." The ones who don't blame Obama blame Hillary Clinton. Some blame both. You have to wonder why they take such perverse pleasure in undercutting the US government in such a time of crisis. But no matter; they have a model for the Obama administration to follow. They express a longing for the return of the "muscular" foreign policy of the Bush Administration. So, let's take a look, shall we? In 2008, when George Bush was President and Condoleeza Rice was Secretary of State, the Russians invaded another independent state: Georgia. They did a lot more damage to the country, too. The Bush Administration's "muscular" military response? Nothing. That's right, nothing. Bush did pretty much exactly the same thing that Obama is doing now, and after the Russians had killed several thousand Georgians. And the same Republicans who are attacking the Obama administration today were apologists for the Bush administration then. For example, Charles Krauthammer ridiculed the Obama administration's response to the Crimea invasion, saying it was "unwise to take [military action] off the table." What about six years ago? Ever the lapdog Republican, Krauthammer said "Let's be real. There's nothing to be done militarily." Typical. Is it even worth mentioning how George Bush "looked into Putin's eyes and saw his soul." I'm not surprised. This is, after all, the Republican Party. Policy has no place there, only politics.