Err, Maybe Now Would be a Good Time to Stand as One

OK, so let's try Obama's world view out for size. Here's the situation in Georgia.

Here's some text from Obama's sermon to the Germans.

Tonight, I speak to you not as a candidate for President, but as a citizen -- a proud citizen of the United States, and a fellow citizen of the world.

Does this include being a citizen of Georgia? Russia?

That is why the greatest danger of all is to allow new walls to divide us from one another. The walls between old allies on either side of the Atlantic cannot stand. The walls between the countries with the most and those with the least cannot stand. The walls between races and tribes; natives and immigrants; Christian and Muslim and Jew cannot stand. These now are the walls we must tear down.

Jackpot! Walls are coming down even as we speak. Of course, those walls are coming down because tanks are driving through them, but they're coming down nonetheless.

This is the moment when every nation in Europe must have the chance to choose its own tomorrow free from the shadows of yesterday. In this century, we need a strong European Union that deepens the security and prosperity of this continent, while extending a hand abroad. In this century -- in this city of all cities -- we must reject the Cold War mind-set of the past, and resolve to work with Russia when we can, to stand up for our values when we must, and to seek a partnership that extends across this entire continent.

OK, so now we're getting somewhere. The Europeans must extend a hand abroad. Lucky for them, Georgia isn't so far away. Too bad the Europeans have all the military power of a ground squirrel. Oh well. Maybe if we all unite together in peace and freedom as citizens of the planet* we'll find there's nothing we can't do.

Except stop the Russians.

* - which planet? Maybe he's talking about Neptune and I've got the whole thing muddled.