What are the qualifications for a political leader?
by Observer
Most importantly, I am not Russian but I lived under Sovjet dominance! I do not hate any people, but abhor any manipulative nationalistic political agenda.
The article's conclusions are rather incomplete (while occasionally too wordy on some — in my opinion less important — details). It overlooks some essential and dangerous subjective elements in the Georgian conflict in which the responsibility lies with a demagogic Georgian president. Jelcin (the "Great"), G.W. Bush, Saakashvili, the Polish Twin Brothers, Hungary's Gyurcsany, Ukraine's .... just to mention a few, all are opportunists, paranoid, completely inept, insecure but overcompensated, suffering from at least borderline mental and personality disorders who lack in any self-control and self-criticism. Neither of them is capable of thinking straight, but all of them envision a reward of a kind of greatness, from history. Looking at Saakashvili and the Polish Duo in particular, one cannot help unnoticing striking similarities in personality treads with Stalin (another from Georgia) and Hitler (not a kind company, especially, for the Polaks). Saakashvilis and the likes do not hesitate even to set fire on the world to hide their despotic tendencies. When they run out of options, they are ready create an external (international) situation to balme it for their lack in succeeding at home. Dangerous, very dangerous game. We need sober and intelligent leaders in both EU and US and Russia who would prevent these political arsonists to run amok. MOST PEOPLE DO NOT WANT WARS!
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