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Whee!

by Paul Wells on Sunday, August 17, 2008 10:03pm - 0 Comments

Short-range Russian ballistic missiles in South Ossetia, anyone?

Tags: Georgia, Russia, South Ossetia, war

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http://tigerinexile.wordpress.com Ben

That and nukes on the Baltic fleet in Kaliningrad.

Russia’s going all in, apparently.
Jack Mitchell

This is folly.
Jack Mitchell

It might explain why Saakashvili has been chewing on his necktie:
Paul Wells

Ha! Now why do I suddenly remember the phrase “chiqueur de guenille”? I seem to recall it featured in an exchange between Doug Young and Yvan Loubier, lo these many moons ago. Google’s no help.
Mike Horn

Now thats silly! If the russians are as close as South ossetia then thier short range ballistic missiles are too close to to threaten Georgia. Oh, but Turkey, Iran, Israel and India might not find comfort in that. I see!
Paul Wells

Scale’s wrong, Mike Horn. SS-21 has a range of about 70km; If I had them in Windsor I couldn’t hit Sarnia. Or vice versa. Hypothetically speaking, of course.
Rob

Isn’t it “chiquer la guenille”? I have no idea what it means, but it is Googleable.
Scott M.

That would be to “chew the rag”, or to sulk (as in be a sulky person).

Of course you can have fun with that when you’re talking about flags as rags…