How likely is Russia to directly target the Georgian government?
Russian actions appear intended to accomplish this goal indirectly, creating chaotic conditions around Georgia that undermine the government’s effective control over important parts of the country and seeking to stimulate hostility and resentment that might allow the Georgians themselves to bring down their government. Q: What role has the United States played in the buildup to the conflict? A: Georgia is a tragic demonstration of the catastrophic foreign policy of the current administration, which has lost all credibility because of the chasm between its verbal assurances of support for Georgia and its failure to act on those assurances by actions that might have prevented the crisis. While massive American resources and energies were focused on Iraq, the mounting tensions in this region were largely ignored, and the opportunities for constructive engagement over many years were lost. Q: How is this crisis likely to affect America’s relationship with Russia? A: This is a watershed mom
