All those who complain that America needs to stop policing the world should take a look at what happens when other countries try on the badge.
Last summer, after Russia rolled into and occupied Georgia, French
President Nicolas Sarkozy took the lead in drafting a six-point ceasefire between the neighboring countries. With the best of intentions, Sarkozy ended up composing a sort of lease extension for occupying forces. The agreement barely addressed the future of Georgia’s territorial integrity. Now, eight months later, Russia digs in solidly... [snip]
It’s been a slow and silent annexation. And it is sure to last. U.S.-Russia relations have been “reset,” remember? Barack Obama is Dmitry Medvedev’s “comrade,” and it’s bad form to criticize annexation between comrades. Besides, the American president has already begged Moscow for help in a couple of areas and Medvedev has turned the requests into very public American humiliations.
Obama is in the habit of apologizing to the rest of the world, so maybe he can add this little P.S. next time he’s doing global penance: “Sorry, Georgia. We’re too busy with toy buttons and smart power to worry about your little Russia problem. We’ve stopped policing.”
[Geopolitics also abhors a vacuum: always filled by despots.]
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