Yesterday, John McCain, staunch advocate of the invasion of Iraq, proudly declared yesterday that “in the 21st century, nations don’t invade other nations.” That someone who seems to constantly be advocating for the invasion of other nations should make such a statement strikes me as more than a little odd, but clearly I’m in the minority, because today The Washington Post quoted McCain’s statement without irony:
McCain, speaking to reporters in Birmingham, Mich., also praised Bush’s announcement but said he was concerned the cease-fire did not do enough to guarantee Georgia’s “territorial integrity.” “I’m interested in good relations between the United States and Russia,” he said. “But in the 21st century, nations don’t invade other nations.”
So either McCain doesn't think it counts when America invades other nations or he's not aware of his own policy record, but either way the Post doesn’t think there’s anything worth noting there.
Meanwhile, according to The New York Times, Russia continues to violate the cease-fire in Georgia, twisting the terms of a peace agreement brokered by Nicholas Sarkozy as a rationale. Russia says its continued presence in Georgia is justified by “peacekeeping” operations. Right.
—A. Serwer
