Opaque Lucidity

Another August Like The Others

I may be spending too much time thinking about the issue, but I have a very bad feeling about Russia's incursion into the disputed areas of Georgia. I believe it is a test---of NATO, of European resolve, of the United States' limits in terms of military action. Our response will determine how Russia shapes its future---as a democracy or as an autocratic empire overrunning her neighbors.

We are in no position to go to war with Russia, nor should we. But the pot is on the stove and the water is simmering. The causes of war do not build overnight, but over months and years. I hope we are not seeing another August like 1914, but I have no faith in Moscow's willingness to act in the best interest of peace.