Ominous Developments in the Caucasus
The recent troubles in the Georgia, with the Russians invading what is supposed to be a sovereign country, have very disturbing geopolitical implications.
The reason is that, the day after the attack started, Iran announced that it would, essentially, ignore any efforts to make it slow down or stop its centrifuging of weapons-grade uranium. And make no mistake, that is indeed what it is doing.
The Russian movement is aimed at destroying the pro-western and pro-US regime in Georgia, the purpose of which is to prevent the US from using bases in Georgia for an attack on Iran. The Turks probably will not allow the use of their bases by the Americans, as they did not during the early phases of the Iraq war. So Georgia was going to be a crucial staging point.read more