[My2Cents]

Who'd have believed that Georgia, part of the former Soviet Union, would be a better friend to the United States than France!? (Well, on second thought, maybe it's not so surprising.)

[MarMema]

Georgia is about 99% Christian Orthodox. The Orthodox have been persecuted by Islam for many centuries.
I have a son from Georgia, btw - adopted.
It's a great country, with great people.