Polemic®

Is this the new Warsaw Pact?
The Asia Times says:
As far as Iran is concerned, the Georgia crisis is not confined to South Caucasus and has broader implications for region, including Central Asia and the Caspian area, that are both positive and negative. That is, it is a mixed blessing, one that is both an ominous [...]

Just as the ink was drying on the Georgian cease-fire, a Russian general has now threatened possible nuclear attack against Poland, due to their recent agreement to install an anti-ballistic-missile system.
The US position has always been that our ABM systems would never be able of stopping a Russian attack, and, therefore, its use is not [...]

From the one semi-non asshole at Slate, Fred Kaplan:
In the long term, the best way to take Russia down a notch (along with Iran, Venezuela, and other hostile powers overflowing with oil money) is to pursue policies and fund technologies that slash the demand for oil. The Georgia crisis should make clear, if it isn’t [...]