[wk4bush2004]

Appeasement......

[Truth29]

Nuts. This is validating that Georgia does not control much of its territory beyond South Ossetia and Abkhazia either. Russia also appears to have freedom of movement of its units in much of Georgia. This could easily become a defacto conquest if they cannot be forced to withdraw.

[traumer]

Blink first...

[NonValueAdded]

No need for pulling a Wesley Clark II.

[microgood]

My guess is we could probably dock in Poti but would have to leave any goods at the dock and not deliver them inland, in which case the Russians would have them.

[TigersEye]

Strange article. The McFaul unloaded its relief supplies at the Georgian port of Batumi two days ago.

USS McFaul Brings Aid to Batumi, Georgia

[TigersEye]

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has earlier accused Washington of delivering weapons to Georgia by sea, but made clear Russian ships deployed near the Georgian coast will not obstruct the operation.

"What the Americans call humanitarian cargoes -- of course, they are bringing in weapons," he told the BBC in an interview, adding: "We're not trying to prevent it."

We should take that as permission.

[ThermoNuclearWarrior]

We need to stop talking tough unless we are willing to do something to back it up. That's all we do anymore with our enemies. Talk tough and never do anything. We need to stop the talk unless we are actually going to do something that possibly could escalate the situation. If we aren't willing to do that then we need to shut up because it's getting embarrassing. Words without action mean nothing.