EPP on 13 August 2008
Georgia really messed this thing up, they should have known this is going to happen. And crying for NATO support won't help either, in my humble opinion, Mr. Putin had the scenario well thought out. It was a demonstration for Georgia, the Ukraine and any other potential NATO candidate, that if things get hot, the US and the rest of the NATO won't be there to help them.
Russia and Georgia both share a good amount of blame for the whole situation.
