A couple of comments...first, we now have virtually every nation in Europe plus the United States standing with Georgia. While we are currently in the triage stage (i.e. first stop the bleeding), you can count on the rehabilitation stage to follow. The fact that the entire world realizes in order to avoid going backwards, we need to take a giant step to solidify freedom and independence right up to Russia’s front door, is very encouraging. The deal here really has to be a clear statement to Russia: “Freedom and Independence in the family of nations will not go away and when you bully one of us, you bully all of us”. Russia cannot fight a 17 front war with Poland, Ukraine, Georgia, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Britain, the United States and others moving to their borders across eight time zones. Russia is quickly realizing they may have grabbed the global tiger by the tail. The world now likes its freedom and does not intend to go back to the 1950’s or 1880’s.
“...first, we now have virtually every nation in Europe plus the United States standing with Georgia.”
And that and a couple of bucks gets you a cup of coffee. I think you miss my point here. There is no small number of countries willing to talk up freedom and independence. I know exactly which countries to look for when I want platitudes and solidarity. We have soft power coming out our ears. That’s good so far as it goes.
My point to Berlin_Freeper is that these first-world European countries (France, Italy, Germany, Spain, to borrow the ones you mentioned) are the ones driving this Russian oil-grab with their Russian oil addiction, and, therefore, they are the ones responsible for dealing with the “triage” (to take your term again).
Like the Balkins, Europeans are far more affected by what’s going on in the Caucases (sic), but only offer up words. When it comes to offering up our children, mine seem to be the only ones available.