Military help for Georgia is a 'declaration of war', says Moscow in extraordinary warning to the West
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-2354566...
This is looking more and more likely. You start an international crisis and then offer your macho protection racket. We're seeing more escalation here, most likely playing into McCain's hands. And Georgia is probably playing both sides (i.e. Biden's visit) for favors.
This Is a Tale of U.S. Expansion Not Russian Aggression
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/aug/1...
the lobbying firm headed by US Republican candidate John McCain’s top foreign policy adviser, Randy Scheunemann, has been paid nearly $900,000 by the Georgian government since 2004.
While Aide Advised McCain, His Firm Lobbied for Georgia
Campaign Dismisses Timing of Phone Call, Contract
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic...
Sen. John McCain's top foreign policy adviser prepped his boss for an April 17 phone call with the president of Georgia and then helped the presumptive Republican presidential nominee prepare a strong statement of support for the fledgling republic.
The day of the call, a lobbying firm partly owned by the adviser, Randy Scheunemann, signed a $200,000 contract to continue providing strategic advice to the Georgian government in Washington.
For months while McCain's presidential campaign was gearing up, Scheunemann held dual roles, advising the candidate on foreign policy while working as Georgia's lobbyist. Between Jan. 1, 2007, and May 15, 2008, the campaign paid Scheunemann nearly $70,000 to provide foreign policy advice. During the same period, the government of Georgia paid his firm $290,000 in lobbying fees.