... American diplomats conceded that the US had few options and ruled out military intervention on behalf of Georgia. "We have no good options," a US National Security Council official told The Daily Telegraph. "We need Russia's co-operation over Iran and derailing that over a localised conflict in Georgia makes no sense. We just have to hope that diplomacy prevails. The next necessary step is for Russia to respond positively to Georgia's ceasefire declaration."Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that Mikheil Saakashvili, the president of Georgia, "must go". Mr Lavrov said Russia would continue its military action in South Ossetia due to the "continuing direct threat to Russian citizens".
Yes, Putin, (& his stooge, Medvedev) are so obviously our trusted allies & have been so helpful in containing Iran's nuclear ambitions that we daren't stand up for the staunchly (& demonstrably) pro-US Georgians, who are merely a "localized conflict". That the elected president of Georgia "must go" is certainly out of concern for the well-being of Ossetians, and not a blueprint for what will come to other former parts of the Soviet Empire- no need to worry your little heads, Ukrainians....
An interesting WaPo editorial from 2006: Russia's Shadow Empire.
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