Topsy-Turvy World

"The suspicion would arise that someone in the United States created this conflict on purpose to stir up the situation and to create an advantage for one of the candidates in the competitive race for the presidency in the United States. They needed a small victorious war." -- Vladimir Putin, CNN

In Washington, the White House spokeswoman, Dana Perino, dismissed Putin's remarks. "To suggest that the United States orchestrated this on behalf of a political candidate just sounds not rational," she said.

It's a strange world when the Prime Minister of Russia, a former KGB officer, is more believable than the Bush Administration. It's certainly not inconceivable that the Bush Administration would consider egging Georgia into starting a war with Russia for the benefit of McCain.