[nuconvert]

I guess since the Russians have blown up ships in Poti, they’re dangerous obstacles in the water which inhibit our safely entering that port.

[justa-hairyape]

Read a report where the Georgians suspected that Spetnaz troops snuck into the harbor and blew up some of their coastal boats right under their noses before they could be deployed. No telling what other surprises are around Poti. Do the Russian have the equivalent of Navy SEALS ?

[Sal]

Good point about wreckage in the water.

[Jeff Head]

They blew up a small missile corvette dockside...but they may well have mined the harbor and done other things. We will check all of that out long before sedning anything in there proper.