The MCM being fed by the administration? The MCM developing The Georgia Narrative?

Also, tonight on NPR, Kagin (must check name) was interviewed and during the interview both his NPR questioner and he himself used comparisons from the Nazis invasions of Czechoslovakia and Poland. The burning question for me was what was the influence on this whole mess of the US invasion of Iraq? Never mentioned. Seems to be the comparison that dare not be made by the MCM.... Not good for The Narrative.

Then, on CBS, Andrew Wyatt stated as fact certain that the invasion had nothing to with South Ossetia, but was simply Russia's desire to control the nighborhood. Possible, surely. But, what about the attack by Georgian military on Ossetia? Killing and wounding both civilians and Russian peacekeeper troops stationed there?

Then, Wyatt continued to state as fact certain that Putin had been planning this invasion for seven years. Proof? One minute he was in Beijing, shown speaking with Bush, and then he was at a military hospital visiting wounded Russian soldiers. What further proof does one need?

Some experts came on to support this MCM Narrative.

Of course, one minute Bush was in Beijing as well, and then, OMG!, he was in DC, speaking to the press about how last century Russia's actions were! (If you think this is proof of air travel making it possible to move with relative speed from one continent to another, go to the head of the class, but do not apply for an MCM job.)
In this century, Bush invaded Iraq, but, hey.

What was the BushCo role in Georgia's decision to attack Ossetia on Friday? Unknown at this point.

There's probably going to be a huge backstory to this.

Anyway, today I stumbled across this from the November 2007 Democratic debate in Las Vegas:

BIDEN: But look, folks, let's get straight to it here. This is not about experience. It's not about change. It's about action.

Who among us is going to be able to, on day one, step in and end the war? Who among us understands what to do about Pakistan? Who among us is going to pick up the phone and immediately interface with Putin and lay off Georgia because Saakashvili is in real trouble?

Who among us knows what they're doing? I have 35 years of experience. While everyone's talking about their experience -- and Hillary has great experience and John and the rest of them, I was passing the Violence Against Women Act.

BIDEN: I was passing the crime bill. I was passing...

(UNKNOWN): You're right.

(APPLAUSE)

Misconceptions.

Yes.

Oil.

This is noteworthy:

From the US perspective, this is of course an illegal operation, it wasn't sanctioned by the United Nations, it doesn't fall under any kind of UN Security Council mandate, but so far, in fact the Russians have exercised a degree of restraint - that is to say, you haven't see, at least as of this morning, bombing of major Georgian cities. A few pieces of munitions seem to have gone astray, the city of Gori was hit...

If you begin to see Russian troops moving farther into Georgia proper, if you begin to see large-scale attacks on Tbilisi, the Georgian capital, then we are in a new stage of this conflict, and then it really does look like Russia's trying to do something other than go back to the status quo and protect South Ossetians and Abkhaz.

We have been pressuring NATO to invite Georgia as a member, but NATO European partners have refused becuase of the uncertainies in South Ossetia and Abkhazia and because of President Saakashvili suppression of opposition rallies.

On July 15th 1000 U.S. troops began a training exercies named  "Immediate Response 2008" in Georgia supossibly to train troops for Iraq despite a growing tension between Georgia and Russia.  The exercises lasted 2 weeks or until about Aug.  1.

On Aug. 8  while both Bush and Putin were in China for the Olympics, Russia warned NATO and the EU that Georgia was preparing for War.  There had been skirmishes between fighters in South Ossetia and Georgia for several days prior to this warning.  EU diplomat Javier Solana telephoned President Saakashvili about the allegation, Saakashvili assured him that he wanted a cease fire.  That evening Georgia attacked South Ossetia and destroyed the capital Tskhinvali and killed between 1000 to 2000 civilians.

Then, Wyatt continued to state as fact certain that Putin had been planning this invasion for seven years. Proof?