# Russia V. George -- Russia is right? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 13, 2008, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-v-george-russia-is-right/459895 "2008-08-13T21:28:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![filmyak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@filmyak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmyak)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-v-george-russia-is-right/459895/1 "2008-08-13T21:28:07Z")
I don’t know much about the current situation in the region, but here’s an article with a decidedly opposite take of what much of the mainstream media is saying. How accurate is this information? Has the US media gotten it this wrong? 😕 Or is this article just biased lies? Someone’s fibbing, I’m just not sure who. > **[Why Russia’s response to Georgia was right | Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/7863e71a-689e-11dd-a4e5-0000779fd18c?nclick_check=1)** > > News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication ---
**Author:** ![filmyak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@filmyak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmyak)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-v-george-russia-is-right/459895/2 "2008-08-13T21:31:18Z")
D’oh, finally found an existing thread. Feel free to ignore this one. Sorry. > **[Pls Explain Georgia/Russia Brouhaha](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=478951)** > > Can someone explain to me what’s going on? ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-v-george-russia-is-right/459895/3 "2008-08-13T21:55:53Z")
Just to note that [Sergey Lavrov](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Lavrov) is the Russian Foreign Minister. His commentary on the subject might be interesting but it’s folly to take any part of it as an objective statement. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-v-george-russia-is-right/459895/4 "2008-08-13T21:55:57Z")
Just to note that [Sergey Lavrov](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Lavrov) is the Russian Foreign Minister. His commentary on the subject might be interesting but it’s folly to take any part of it as an objective statement. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-v-george-russia-is-right/459895/5 "2008-08-13T22:01:47Z")
[QUOTE=Exapno Mapcase] Just to note that [Sergey Lavrov](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Lavrov) is the Russian Foreign Minister. His commentary on the subject might be interesting but it’s folly to take any part of it as an objective statement. [/QUOTE] I agree 200%. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![filmyak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@filmyak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmyak)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-v-george-russia-is-right/459895/6 "2008-08-13T22:23:34Z")
LOL. I hadn’t even noticed the by-line! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-v-george-russia-is-right/459895/7 "2008-08-13T22:39:06Z")
[QUOTE=Exapno Mapcase] Just to note that [Sergey Lavrov](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Lavrov) is the Russian Foreign Minister. His commentary on the subject might be interesting but it’s folly to take any part of it as an objective statement. [/QUOTE] You can say that again! ---
**Author:** ![Wakinyan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wakinyan/32/352_2.png) [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-v-george-russia-is-right/459895/8 "2008-08-13T22:45:47Z")
No, in Russia vs. Bush, Bush is right. Totally.