Friday August 15, 2008

I've Been Thinking:

Russia has threatened the United States.
The Russians are saying that America must choose between a real foreign diplomacy relationship with them or a virtual relationship with Georgia.

The Russians masterfully played their hand by invading Georgia at a time when they knew the US would really do nothing.
At the time, it was a win-win scenario.
Now, however, they may be overplaying their hand.

Russia thinks they understand the United States.
The Russians think that Washington needs to play with the big boys to control the world.
The Russians are mistaken.
There is but one overarching foreign policy vision (outside of economics) for any US administration --- the support of developing democracies.

Russia is a quickly shrinking democracy.
Georgia is a quickly growing democracy.
The conflict between Russia and Georgia may be dying down, but Congress and the next administration are going to remember the events of this summer.

Russia can threaten, but the United States is committed to aiding, assisting and supporting Georgia now and in the near future.

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