The Volokh Conspiracy - Zbigniew Brzezinski on Russia and Georgia:

Former Carter National Security Adviser and longtime Russia expert Zbigniew Brzezinski has some interesting comments on Russia's war with Georgia in this interview. I'm not sure that the situation requires as forceful a Western response as Brzezinski argues for. However, he is right to suggest that Russia's offensive - which now apparently includes an effort to overthrow the democratically elected Georgian government - is an ominous sign of the Putin regime's imperialistic ambitions. I also agree with Brzezinski's comment that "This invasion of Georgia by Russia is a very sad commentary on eight years of self-delusion in the White House regarding Putin and his regime." Even George W. Bush probably has to admit that he was wrong to believe that there is any good in the former KGB colonel's "heart and soul," which Bush claimed to have looked into back in 2001.

Brzezinski has recently served as a foreign policy adviser to Barack Obama. It would be interesting to know if his views on Russia reflect those of the Democratic nominee.

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	[Ilya Somin, August 10, 2008 at 8:51pm] Trackbacks Zbigniew Brzezinski on Russia and Georgia: Former Carter National Security Adviser and longtime Russia expert Zbigniew Brzezinski has some interesting comments on Russia's war with Georgia in this interview. I'm not sure that the situation requires as forceful a Western response as Brzezinski argues for. However, he is right to suggest that Russia's offensive - which now apparently includes an effort to overthrow the democratically elected Georgian government - is an ominous sign of the Putin regime's imperialistic ambitions. I also agree with Brzezinski's comment that "This invasion of Georgia by Russia is a very sad commentary on eight years of self-delusion in the White House regarding Putin and his regime." Even George W. Bush probably has to admit that he was wrong to believe that there is any good in the former KGB colonel's "heart and soul," which Bush claimed to have looked into back in 2001. Brzezinski has recently served as a foreign policy adviser to Barack Obama. It would be interesting to know if his views on Russia reflect those of the Democratic nominee. All Related Posts (on one page) \| Some Related Posts: The Declaration of Independence and the Case for Non-Ethnic Secession: Was the Declaration of Independence an Example of Secession, Revolution, or Both? Tentative Thoughts on The Russia-Georgia Ceasefire Agreement:... South Ossetia and the Morality of Secession: Zbigniew Brzezinski on Russia and Georgia: CNN Website Gives Edwards Affair Higher Billing than the Russia-Georgia Fighting: Fighting Between Russia and Georgia: Secession, Ignorance, and Stupidity: