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To: HPilot who wrote (407720)	8/18/2008 1:50:13 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1572372

Sort of a moot point. NATO would have never approved of Georgia doing what they did. I think it is pretty obvious they would have defended them for attacking Russians invading their country. I don't know if they would have advised it as a smart move, but they would have defended their decision. In fact recent news is that Condi Rice advised the Georgians not to attack the occupying Russians. Maybe they decided diplomacy wasn't working. And yet publicly she was their cheerleader telling them that a NATO membership was nearly in the bag and encouraging them to take a strong stance with S. Ossetia. Does that make Condi bipolar?

To: HPilot who wrote (407720)	8/18/2008 3:29:11 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572372

"I think it is pretty obvious they would have defended them for attacking Russians invading their country." The point is that when they mentioned they were going to invade South Ossetia, most of the NATO membership would have told them, in no uncertain terms, not to do it. Because, Georgia being where it is, they'd have to give some sort of heads up if the expected any help. Their likely helper, Turkey, would have had some choice words for them. Note how they haven't weighed in on this at all, despite, you know, being one of the powers in that region? And having actually engaged in military operations with Georgia? Not to mention common interests along with a common border?