We can not stand by and watch a staunch ally...one of the few in the world who has stood by us in Iraq...get destroyed by Russia. It would be immoral and detrimental to our National Interests. Inaction on our part at this point will destroy the faith and confidence of our remaining allies.
Yes, our allies would get a clear message and Russia would as well. That’s a terrible combination.
Thanks for your note of agreement.
“Inaction on our part at this point will destroy the faith and confidence of our remaining allies. “
Our enemies will certainly do their part to make the most out of any ‘inaction’. (that includes the MSM)
Just catching up on the thread. Your position is the one I have; that doing nothing is potentially more dangerous in the long run than doing something that seems provocative now.
Not only is Georgia a staunch ally, they have fought and still are fighting for their survival and independence from the Soviet state. We’ve had thousands of our military men and women die in Iraq for people who at times do not show the yearning to be free.
As for Iran, we do not need Russia’s help. We’ve never needed it. What we have needed is for them to stay off Iran’s side. That brings us to the glaring truth hidden out in the open, as it were; that Russia has been fighting proxy wars with us since the Soviet Union fell. Iran is a good example of that. We pretend that they’re our allies, but those old hardliners did not magically disappear with the breakup.
Do we stand up with our ally now, or do we stand alone later? I would rather that we do it now. That doesn’t mean that we have to go in guns blazing, even though that’s what Russia needs done to them. But we need to do something, anything other than sit back and allow Georgia to be run over.