Russia, NATO in battle of wills over Georgia

[Skybird]

Stop aggressively provoking Russia over nothing but pure expansionistic fantasies. Certain Russian provocations of geographical nature America never would accept, under no circumstances. But the Russians are expected to accept such a thing and to violate their most vital and even understandable scurity interests if amerika provoce them in the same way, and this after 15 years of constantly broken promises and NATO betrayals of what one would not do if Russia agrees to this and that - and then NATO has done it nevertheless, thinking therussians only choice is to back down in weakness. Russia exoperiences with NATO since 1989 have been extremely negative, and it is no wonder that from some point on they had enough of it and draw that line in the sand and said: up to here, and not one step beyond. The Caucasean region is such a line in the sand.

The Western position over Georgia and the Ukraine is so very damn hypocritical. It angers me. And shows such a stellar ammount of arrogance - although in no way Georgia is a party you woudl even want to have in NATO: Georgia is no gain and only investements and burdens, and would mean nothing but troubles for NATO, even without the Russians.

Middle America is US' sphere of influence, no way america would accept Russia establishing a strong military dominance there. The Caucasean region for the very same reasons and with the same level of real or illusory legitimacy is Russian sphere of influence. STOP PROVOKING THEM over this place all for nothing but shere arrogance. You need their good will, over issues like Iran and North Korea, and others. And these issues are far more important than some Caucasean banana republic with a military on third world niveau and run by a autoritarian corrupt anti-democratic tyrant.