Saakashvili should have talked with the Kurds first.
David Weman at A Fist Full of Euros:
...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. In Rob Farley’s words:
Hegemony or no, the United States will have been unable to give significant military aid to an Iraq War ally facing the prospect of interstate war.” More seriously. This isn’t the end of the world, but it’s not great.
But for the people of Georgia, it’s a lot worse than “not great”...
But cry havoc, and unleash the profits of War. This looks like a net plus for the spooks. The Company got to sell a lot of hardware, a lot of field agents got a lot of on-the-job training, they got to gauge the capability of Pootie's new Russian army. There was a chance for some killer propaganda: the Terra of the Rooskies, the inevitability of the Oceania vs. Eurasia war thingie, and the awesomeness of fighting for the Global Free Market.
All that's lacking is a codpiece.
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