War in Georgia Result of "conceited" US Foreign Policy

"A just and solid republican government maintained here will be a standing monument and example for the aim and imitation of the people of other countries; and I join... in the hope and belief that they will see from our example that a free government is of all others the most energetic; that the inquiry which has been excited among the mass of mankind by our revolution and its consequences will ameliorate the condition of man over a great portion of the globe." --Thomas Jefferson to John Dickinson, 1801. ME 10:217

A what kind of government maintained here will be a standing monument and example for the aim and imitation of the people of other countries?

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk Short-range Iskander missiles in the Kaliningrad region would "neutralise" the planned US anti-missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic, he said. The US says its shield is a defence against missiles from "rogue" nations, but Moscow sees it as a direct threat. In his speech to lawmakers, the Russian leader also said the August war in Georgia had resulted from a "conceited" US foreign policy. He said "the conflict in the Caucasus was used as a pretext for sending Nato warships to the Black Sea and also for the foisting on Europe of America's anti-missile systems". Mr Medvedev also blamed Washington for the global financial crisis, but said Russia would "overcome" the challenge.