It's time for this administration to stand up and take a stand.... against Georgia.
NATO shouldn't even be dealing with Georgia in the first place. Saakashvili is nothing but trouble. South Ossetia and Abkhazia don't want to be part of Georgia, and they'll never accept being part of Georgia. If the US really stands for democracy and popular sovreignty, we should be supporting them against Georgia.
NATO shouldn't bend to Russia's every whim, but not everything is worth the trouble of going toe to toe with the Russians. If this were a country like Poland that Russia was trying to dominate, I'd say screw Russia, but this is Georgia and its little punk of a leader we're talking about.
It's like having a really strong neighbor who you don't get along with very well. If he's hurting your daughter, you go and fight him. But you don't go and fight him for the turd his dog just dumped on his yard.
Saakashvili wants American/NATO soldiers to fight and die for his personal glory in South Ossetia and Abkhazia. I frankly don't think any good American soldiers should suffer as much as a paper cut on his behalf.
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