Give them intelligence, satellite photos, fly AWACs and J-STARS from standoff range.
Exactly. Save for your post above, look at all of the effeminate hand-wringing and tear-shedding going on with this thread.
Ridiculous.
Instead, Bush will see that the Georgians get the missiles that they need to bloody the Bear, and that's enough.
South African sea mines and anti-tank missiles...Israeli anti-aircraft missiles...perhaps some French anti-ship missiles.
Russia was tied up in neighboring Chechnya for years, with no one serious arming the Chechans. Georgia has mountains just like Chechnya, a more stable government, a more unified people, a larger economy, and powerful friends...as well as Iraq-War-battle-tested troops.
They'll do fine, especially with a little extra equipment.
No crying over how fast we are or aren't reacting needed.
Bush has charged headfirst into Liberia, disarmed Libya, ordered Syria out of Lebanon with a single bark, and smashed the Taliban in Afghanistan as well as killed al qaeda in Iraq.
He'll get the needed arms to Georgia.
Georgia can mobilize a million troops. Armed with modern missiles, they'll make Chechnya's anti-Russian efforts look trivial in comparison.
Well said. My solution as well. From your lips to the US white house ears.