What do you guys think McCain would of done different if president?

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He would not be treated as a very weak and timid leader by Russia ...

Russia's Medvedev visits South Ossetia, defying West | International | Reuters

Russia's Medvedev visits South Ossetia, defying West

Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:05pm EDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev flew to the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia on Monday for his first visit since last year's war, ignoring a plea by Washington to respect Georgia's borders.

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, whose government claims the region, described the visit as an "immoral gesture."

Medvedev was greeted by thousands of cheering supporters in the regional capital Tskhinvali. He held talks with regional leader Eduard Kokoity, inspected military hardware at a Russian military base and promised economic and military aid.

"I want to express my gratitude for inviting me to visit this new country ... which appeared as a result of difficult, dramatic events," Medvedev told Kokoity in televised comments.

"I think that this first short visit by a Russian president will create a foundation for... friendly relations."

Russia recognized South Ossetia and the rebel Georgian region of Abkhazia as independent countries after its army repelled a Georgian attempt to retake South Ossetia in a five-day war last August.

Only Nicaragua followed Moscow in recognizing the regions' independence and Georgia's Western partners have said recognition would violate Georgia's internationally recognized borders.

During talks in Moscow last week, U.S. President Barack Obama asked Medvedev to respect Georgia's territorial integrity in a clear reference to South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Speaking to journalists in Turkey on Monday, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili described Medvedev's visit as "a shameful and immoral stain" on the Russian leadership.

The Georgian Foreign Ministry said in a statement it would lodge an official complaint with Moscow.

During talks Medvedev pledged economic and military aid for the region of 70,000, where thousands are still homeless and thousands more unemployed.

"We have a whole series of projects to revive the economy and the republic's social sphere," Medvedev told Kokoity.
"There is a need for support and cooperation in defense."
(Reporting by Conor Humphries and Margarita Antidze; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)

[noncom23]

He would have, at least, tried to follow the constitution...

[Naz24]

Originally Posted by FSETH

Probably not gone on Leno, probably not made fun of the Special Olympics, probably not been so proud of himself for killing a fly, probably not wasted time on Guantanamo Bay, probably would have regretted his choice for VP , etc. Although, Obama may have some feelings of regret as well with his choice.

I think he would have been harder on Iran and North Korea. Really, it is too early to tell. Unfortunately, with the Dems controlling everything, I think Obama is going to do a lot of things that end up upsetting many of his supporters who are not extremely far left by the end of this term. Really, with his power sort of unchecked, he has the potential of being up there as one of the worst presidents of all time. Bush included. Only time will tell.

totally agreed on the end part..but the problem is that not matter what he does he will still look like a great president...

..look at JFK, he was not a very good president and yet he is in the history books as a hero

[c4racer]

Originally Posted by Naz24

totally agreed on the end part..but the problem is that not matter what he does he will still look like a great president...

..look at JFK, he was not a very good president and yet he is in the history books as a hero

Well - that all depends on who is writing those history books, and what is their bias?