Okay, having been into Vladivostok recently on a Politically driven port visit, I can easily tell you why we aren't doing anything about this and the
wisdom behind it as well.
The simple fact of the matter is that we do not want our political relations to sour any further with Russia at all, so interfering with this is a big bad
no-no, even if Georgia is a client-state of the US.
Reasons:
1) He can't stay in there forever!
It's pretty well known, all around the world and even in Russia herself, that nobody really likes Vladamir von Putin. He brings with him too
many echoes of the old regime. However, Mother Russia is now a democratic government and it will only be a matter of time before Putin must yeild to another
leader.
2) We've been here before.
The last thing that I think anyone wants is another cold war with a country whose industrial capabilities can easily keep up with, or
even outpace our own.
3) United we stand.
As much as we dislike their current leader, we need Russia's help to maintain good political standing with Asia. Russia has been warming up
to China lately and we would be madmen to think it would be a good idea to go pissing with a heavily industrialized nation that can call upon another nation
that is equally industrialized and has some serious manpower to throw away at you. We need both Russia and China as allies.
And there you have it. As sad and wrong as it is, we honestly cannot do anything without making the other two major super-powers in the world our enemies. It
would be suicide to do so, especially if some kind of deal was cut with the Arabs to continue throttling our oil supply. Just another reason why we should be
striving for energy independence - preferably ecologically sound energy independance.
wisdom behind it as well.
The simple fact of the matter is that we do not want our political relations to sour any further with Russia at all, so interfering with this is a big bad
no-no, even if Georgia is a client-state of the US.
Reasons:
1) He can't stay in there forever!
It's pretty well known, all around the world and even in Russia herself, that nobody really likes Vladamir von Putin. He brings with him too
many echoes of the old regime. However, Mother Russia is now a democratic government and it will only be a matter of time before Putin must yeild to another
leader.
2) We've been here before.
The last thing that I think anyone wants is another cold war with a country whose industrial capabilities can easily keep up with, or
even outpace our own.
3) United we stand.
As much as we dislike their current leader, we need Russia's help to maintain good political standing with Asia. Russia has been warming up
to China lately and we would be madmen to think it would be a good idea to go pissing with a heavily industrialized nation that can call upon another nation
that is equally industrialized and has some serious manpower to throw away at you. We need both Russia and China as allies.
And there you have it. As sad and wrong as it is, we honestly cannot do anything without making the other two major super-powers in the world our enemies. It
would be suicide to do so, especially if some kind of deal was cut with the Arabs to continue throttling our oil supply. Just another reason why we should be
striving for energy independence - preferably ecologically sound energy independance.