"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
The Georgian Dogs of August - Or Shmucks of Our Time
?Stupid leaders interpret words to satisfy their political desires. They miss vital nuances in dangerous international relations. On August 7, Mikheil Saakashvili ordered Georgia 's armed forces to invade South Ossetia , a secessionist province bordering Russia . In so doing, he joined other heads of state who won dunce caps with disastrous decisions based on failure to understand the obvious.?
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