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Friday, September 12, 2008 2:51 PM
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Rachael Larimore
So, yes, as Rosa pointed out, Sarah Palin said that "perhaps" we'd have to defend Georgia if it were a NATO member. Here's the rest of what she said:
"The support that we can show is economic sanctions perhaps against Russia, if this is what it leads to," she said. "It doesn't have to lead to war and it doesn't have to lead, as I said, to a Cold War but economic sanctions, diplomatic pressure, again, counting on our allies to help us do that in this mission of keeping our eye on Russia and [Russian Prime Minister Vladimir] Putin and some of his desire to control and to control much more than smaller democratic countries."
John McCain and Barack Obama both support Georgia's entrance into NATO. Here's what Obama said when Russia invaded Georgia:
"The United States, Europe and all other concerned countries must stand united in condemning this aggression, and seeking a peaceful resolution to this crisis. ... This is a clear violation of the sovereignty and internationally recognized borders of Georgia—the UN must stand up for the sovereignty of its members, and peace in the world."
"I have consistently called for deepening relations between Georgia and transatlantic institutions, including a Membership Action Plan for NATO, and we must continue to press for that deeper relationship."
No, she didn't have a good interview overall with Charles Gibson, and that's a big hurdle for her personally. But, regarding Georgia and Russia, if suggesting economic sanctions, diplomatic pressure, and reliance upon allies to handle a foreign policy crisis is insane, well, the inmates are going to be running the asylum regardless of who wins in November.