Georgia: U.S. Complicity?
A Fistful of Euros comments on speculation that the United States might have effectively given Georgia the green light for military operations in South Ossetia. If so, the blog says, such a move was “one of the most indefensible things the Bush Administration has done in the last few years.”
The Americans have more or less encouraged Saakashvili’s dangerously confrontational approach to Russia, and have given them hopes of NATO membership, which was never going to happen. They may also have had unrealistic expectations about US support in the event of a war. This war would likely never have happened if the US had discouraged the Georgians [update: in the last few years. Not saying the low level visit last week was crucial, rather than telling.] The result is an probable own goal by the Bushies. […]
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[…] for the people of Georgia, it’s a lot worse than “not great”.
- Published:
- 08.10.08 / 10pm by Onnik
- Category:
- Blogs, Georgia, News Briefs, Opinion, Russia, United States
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