But there are HUGE differences.
1st, the Russians are physically invading.
2nd, the Georgians have weapons systems that are on par with the Russians and, particularly in air combat (but also on the ground), can contest the issue, which the Serbians could not with us.
3rd, there is a huge historical issue with the former Soviet Union which surrounding countries, and Europe in particular will not discount...and neither should we. Any pretect to start gobbling up former Soviet satellite states MUST be opposed.
4th, the Georgians in the immediate past, have been our steadfast allies in combat in the War on Terror. We cannot allow them to be trodden under.
None of those conditions applied to the Serbian Kosovo conflict...and besides, like I said, what we did ha dnor moral justification...it was all politics by the Clinton administration andn should never have happened.
“4th, the Georgians in the immediate past, have been our steadfast allies in combat in the War on Terror. We cannot allow them to be trodden under.”
Absolutely agree!
There isn’t going to be any 7th Cavalry to the rescue here. Not under these circumstances. The U.S. isn’t going to get involved in direct support to the Georgian just the same as the Russians are not going to come to the rescue of the Serbs over Kosovo.
Apart from the training and advisors already supplied to the Georgians this is going to be it. No U.S. administration is going to get directly involved either with the immediate direct supply of materials or assistance in this matter.
Georgians have some left over special arsenal from the Soviet days. I doubt the Russians will want to push this too far but perhaps the Russians feel it’s worth it no matter what.