Expert: Georgia lost all its friends in Caucasus

REGNUM ^ | January 27, 2006

[Mind-numbed Robot]

Has Putin overplayed his hand? Will he cause Europe and other gas customers to find alternative sources? What are the options?

[PureSolace]

Has Putin overplayed his hand? Will he cause Europe and other gas customers to find alternative sources? What are the options?

Let's hope Global warming kicks in soon so we won't have to rely on gas anymore for heating!

[Lukasz]

I looooooove to read Russian state owned, communist mafia supporting sources. Georgia has no enemies in the Caucasus region except of Russian goverment and his two commie puppets, South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

In other words, nothing has changed from the USSR days. But, back to my question, is there another source of gas for Georgia, Ukraine, and eastern Europe other than Russia?

[jb6]

I looooooove to read Russian state owned, communist mafia supporting sources.

So many adjectives in one sentence, your mind must be spinning.

[jb6]

Georgia has no enemies in the Caucasus region except of Russian goverment and his two commie puppets, South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

You would say that about elected governments, they're not your cup of tea, especially those who don't sell their souls to the Gay Parade that is the EU. Like you did.

Oh and for the record, Armenians are not friends of Georgia either and the Azerbajanies are lukewarm at best.

[jb6]

Yes, they're all in bed with Iran to make the Mullahs rich by running a pipeline up from Iran.

[Lukasz]

Azerbaijan, Iran and the rest of Muslim countries of the region could supply Georgia quite easily. Ukraine it is another matter, cause a pipeline from Georgia under the Blacks Sea is necessary. A lot of money, so I doubt that such project is possible in near future.

Eastern European states from the south, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary might be connected with this region through Turkey (Nabucco pipeline project). I don’t know wherever extending this pipeline further would be profitable from the economic point of view.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

That would include Putin too, wouldn't it? If so, that tends to undercut his power to use gas as a weapon against the republics. I must be missing something.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

Thanks. That is the information I was seeking.

[Lukasz]

Yes, they're all in bed with Iran to make the Mullahs rich by running a pipeline up from Iran.

From the Eastern European’s perspective Iran might be more reliable supplier than Russia. Iran hasn’t imperial ambitions in this region. So if US doesn’t like it, then must offer something else instead.

[endthematrix]

"So if US doesn’t like it, then must offer something else instead."

Oh you'll get something. Deal with the Iranians and you get a twofer...gas and extremism.

[Wiz]

US friendship with the three countries in this region is strong. Georgia still remains part of the friendship with the other two via US. The other two cannot ignore this.

[M. Espinola]

"Russia is a stabilizing factor not only in South Ossetia but in Georgia too."

Just the way Russia was a "stabilizing factor" in Afghanistan after they invaded the country after Uncle Brezhnev told Jimmy Carter he would never ...lol.

Was Russian a wonderful "stabilizing factor" in Hungary in 56 & Checkoslovakia in 68, Poland in the 1980's? Jezz, that Berlin Wall, now that was was absolutely ...stabilizing.....

Russia's a real "stabilizing factor" with Putin's arms shipments to Syria, Hugo Chavez, and let's not forget 'rat boy' Ahmadinejad.

Iranian worshippers chant 'death to America' during Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran January 27th, 2006. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi

[Tailgunner Joe]

Today, all the rest forces, North and South Ossetia, Russia, do categorically oppose to withdrawal of the Blue Helmets.

The UN tyrannizes and violates Georgia with its Russian mercenary force while inside Russia's own borders the jihadists run wild and the world still waits for Putin to retaliate for Beslan.

[M. Espinola]

"The UN tyrannizes and violates Georgia with its Russian mercenary force while inside Russia's own borders the jihadists run wild and the world still waits for Putin to retaliate for Beslan.

That sums it up accurately.

[jb6]

Nice try. Those Russian peace keepers are there outside the UN mandate. The UN patrols on its own and is unarmed, the peacekeepers (Russian) are by agreement of the warring parties.

As for retaliation, well, outside of the fact that several hundred islamics have been killed (its amazing you never show up on those threads, even when pinging) the next strike would have to be in Georgia's Pankisy Gorge, where the Islamics have free access to the borders. I, personally, am all for taking out their camps on the other side of it.

[jb6]

Just the way Russia was a "stabilizing factor" in Afghanistan

Wow, and did you know Breznov wasn't Russian? Oh, bet that blows your mind, since you are incapable of understanding (or just to hate filled and need to rage on some ethnic group) that the Soviets invaded Afghanistan. Of course the fact that it was the Pakistani assassination of the Afghan king in 1973 that destabilized the region is also to much for you to comprehend. Just like you can't ever compute the fact that the Russians were the main suppliers of our allies the N.Alliance who won the land war in Afghanistan to get rid of the Taliban.

[jb6]

From the Eastern European’s perspective Iran might be more reliable supplier than Russia.

Wow, how am I not surprised that you would defend this?