Presidents come and go, and this one in Georgia, like them all, has strong and weak points. I think what you are missing out on is that the PEOPLE of Georgia want to be united with the west, not just the president.
All of the people in Georgia want to be freed from Russian tyranny. That is why huge crowds went to the airport to meet the planes with humanitarian aid from us, and flew both Georgian and American flags.
All people want to be free of tyranny. Both Georgians, Abkhazians, and Ossetians. My guess is that in general, the civilians do not have a problem of letting go of the “lost” territories as long as there peace. That is why I am upset at Saakashvili, that he would rather have war than let go Abkhazia and S.Ossetia.
(Yes, i know, Russia didn’t let go of Chechnya. I believe that is wrong. That is what I mean when I say Russia is not innocent)