Comments on Badtux the Snarky Penguin: Kosovo breaks out in the Former Soviet Union

Granted it isn't supposed to end, but nothing last...

2008-08-11T05:51:39.011-07:00

Granted it isn't supposed to end, but nothing lasts forever. And with all the nukes left in the world, the curtain coming down with a score of 0-0 is inevitable.

Long term, Australia isn't a bad place to be. I'd guess you guys will be around to play P-K4 against whoever's still alive when the fallout settles.

Oh, and happy Monday!

Alan, the game isn't supposed to end (see "We have...

2008-08-11T05:28:48.323-07:00

Alan, the game isn't supposed to end (see "We have always been at war with Eurasia.") Only the pawns meet their end...

If this were a chess game, both sides just pushed ...

2008-08-10T19:08:02.485-07:00

If this were a chess game, both sides just pushed their king's pawn forward by two spaces in reciprocal moves.

A very admirable summary of the situation. Though I would argue this game has been in progress since the end of WW II. Whether we are entering the midgame or the endgame, I do not know.

and, there is no way in the blue eyed world that r...

2008-08-10T15:23:41.535-07:00

and, there is no way in the blue eyed world that russia, especially a russia where vladimir putin still breathes will tolerate a NATO member (like georgia applied to become) on their immediate border.

it would be unthinkable on the same level as say, missle installations in cuba.