It's the First International Crisis -- Ever!

How this for overstating things?

My friends, we have reached a crisis, the first probably serious crisis internationally since the end of the Cold War. This is an act of aggression.

That's John McCain on the Georgia/Russia trouble.

I have to agree with him. I can't think of any other serious crises internationally. Not the Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda's activities, nothing. I'm just drawing a blank.

I think John McCain needs to simply go for broke. This is the first international crisis we've ever had. Because it's so big it redefines the term.

(Hey, look, he got his trademark "My friends" in there!)