Here’s the meat of his post on Bearing Drift:
In real terms, Georgia is a major conduit for oil to Eastern Europe. In geopolitical terms, they have been one of the leading former Soviet republics in terms of their efforts to instill a stable, democratic form of government. Quite simply, the United States and its NATO allies cannot afford to allow Russia to get away with an unprovoked invasion of Georgia’s sovereignty and hope to retain credibility as a promoter of freedom in the region. If Russia is permitted to execute this blatant land-grab and bring Georgia back into the old Soviet orbit, can Armenia, Azerbaijan and other former republics in the region feel safe? Obviously not.
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This conflict should not be ignored by the American people. If Georgia falls to Soviet aggression, it will have far-reaching impacts upon the global community over the next four years. John McCain has responded forcefully and intelligently, Barack Obama has not. That should tell the American people all they need to know about these candidates’ readiness to be President.
Read the whole thing.
