[Rhodes22-list] South Ossetia - not sailing but international 'politics' - Art please note politics was at end until I amended subject line for you

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Ed,
You will pick it up.  Politics should be the first word on the subject line.
Art

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>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] South Ossetia - not sailing but international 'politics' - Art please note politics was at end until I amended subject line for you
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>Folks,
>
>South Ossetia has made recent headlines.  Why is Russia so interested in it? 
>The Russians claim most of the citizens of this provence are Russian, but is
>that the real reason?
>
>Consider the oil pipeline that runs thru South Ossetia to Europe.  It is the
>only other pipeline that connects Europe with Caspian oil fields that does
>not run thru Iran.
>
>Why does Russian support Iran?  Add to their support of Iran and there
>victory in South Ossetia what does that do to European oil supplies?  
>
>And there is a large portion of the U. S. and European populations that
>believe negotiations are the answer.  So was appeasement just prior to WW
>II.  Russia is trying to regain its empire.  Are there real options?
>
>The above is presented for educational purposes, no position taken.
>
>Ed K
>Greenville, SC, USA
>Addendum: “Negotiation is also a process in which a successful outcome
>depends on convincing the other side of our tenacity; it's easy to say "I
>can't possibly accept that offer," but it's not so easy to persuade the
>other side you really mean it. So there is a natural tendency to bluff, and
>to seek ways to give credence to our claims. One way of backing up our
>claims is through emotions: an angry outburst or a teary interlude may make
>the other side think: "Wow, s/he really means it, it's coming from inside."
>Fake emotion, like all bluffing techniques, is in need of ethical
>evaluation.”   Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir 
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