"with a nod and a wink from Bush apparently"
Reference please. I just want to see your information on this.
its the implied nod and wink.
Georgia has been lobbying to get into NATO for some time. They have been a staunch supporter of the US/Bush in its moves on Iraq and Afghanistan. Bush in fact gave a pretty hardline key note speech on Georgian soil a few months back saying "Georgia is a key ally in the region blah blah blabbity blah..."...
Putin called his bluff and moved.....US is now completely handcuffed...Georgia is on an island. Any western troops that set foot in Georgia to defend the country will be seen as an aggressive move against Russia...
