The goal is to deter further aggression and reduce the chance of WWIII. If Russia secures the oil pipelines through Georgia, they will be able to dominate most of Europe and be emboldened to further aggression. If the West is not willing to take some risk, then they should submit to the new Soviet reemergence.
Cool again. I don't remember the US, acting favorably to the soviet missiles in Cuba, oh, and the Grenada island comes to mind too. What makes russians any different?
Russia secures the oil pipelines through Georgia, they will be able to dominate most of Europe and be emboldened to further aggression.
For the EU, Russia is today the single most important external supplier of natural gas and oil, as it is.