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I said this on another post about this issue. I am afraid this is a tough spot for us given our other commitments....and the Kremlin knows this. This is a dangerous area best left to the local boys to sort out if they can without us getting much more involved than we are.
Lets face reality......Russia is flexing it's new found oil muscles. This will have to run it's course. We might have to accept some increases in their “area of influence”. That being said, lets not fool ourselves...Russia is a huge potential danger to us because they harbor a grudge about losing the Empire. But I would draw the line in Ukraine. We must stand with Ukraine, no question about that. Otherwise the Russian army will be at the border of Poland. Not good. However, I am no strategist.....but it seems to me we risk making Georgia “A Nation To Far” if we try to prevent some sort of Russian influence in their affairs.....I mean, Stalin came from Georgia , so it isn't like there isn;t some kind of natural ties. Tough call because the Georgians are good friend to us......but that doesn't change geography.