If Europe continues to stand strong it opens up a whole range of diplomatic, economic, and military options. I don't know what they're thinking is. Perhaps they finally found something close enough to home. Perhaps they decided that Georgia is really part of Europe. Perhaps they decided that the threat is real and aimed directly at their national interests. Perhaps they decided that Russia cannot afford to shut off the flow of oil and gas anymore than they can afford to do without it.
Whatever the calculation, Poland and Merkel have made great news.
