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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (372563)8/9/2008 8:05:23 AM
From: maceng2  Read Replies (2) of 436258
 
It appears to me that Abkhazia is a picturesque tourist type region where many of the Russian elite have their dacha's. If they want to be independent, Abkhazia has some powerful interested parties to assist in their struggle. Georgia is a present day "inverse" Cuba and has many problems with it's government.

The domino theory with the Ukraine falling to Russia is an issue. There is still a staunch communist pro Stalin type faction in the Ukraine.

I am not sure Georgia is worth the trouble though, not with Chechnya still causing problems. Do we want to get rid of the muslim terrorists... yes or no? Chechnya is a big factor in that equation.

Some news from 2 years ago...

news.bbc.co.uk

eurasianet.org

The Pankisi gorge

eurasianet.org

It's looks to be a chaotic soup of political differences, and if you include Cuba's proximity to the USA, does look like one of those symmetric classic pictures of chaos.

en.wikipedia.org
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