Bob Gates was Bush's defense secretary who is also a republican. Calling his response "Liberal media pro-Obama horseshit propaganda" doesn't even make sense.
The liberal media, in the form of ALL the liberal networks (i.e., all the networks but Fox News) have been flying defense for Obama with pundits saying "Well, Bush wasn't labelled as weak when Georgia was invaded in 2008..."
CBS News partisanly ignores all other Republicans in Washington, and focuses on the
one (Robert Gates) that defends Obama.
But as I pointed out, Bush in August 2008 immediately sailed ships into the Black Sea, and immediately flew war-tested Georgian peacekeeping troops back into Georgia, made it clear they would be fighting NON-war-tested Russian conscript troops, and that U.S. air and ships would be giving the Georgians logistical air and naval support.
At which point Russia forces retreated into the two pro-Russian provinces, and didn't seize the whole Georgian country.
Whereas --
as I said-- Obama has shown weakness for his entire 5-plus years, issuing hollow threats that the Russians and the rest of the world knows he will never back with action.
Bob Gates is one Republican. One!
And the majority of Republicans, and Democrats, and the rest of the world, do not share his opinion, or have confidence that Obama will do the right thing.
