Are you suggesting we can’t supply them with arms above-board?

Only if we have to. There will soon be calls to prevent the flow of arms, etc. You can bet your boodle the Left is working on this now. Turkey will be the key to resupplying the Georgians. We don’t want to embarss them any more than necessary. The Russians are already accusing the Turks of helping the Georgians. Plus, we want to remove the US versus Russia aspect to this. Nobody will be fooled, but one wants to say “prove it”.

Some things, however, should not only be overt, but advertised. If you look back at my earliest posts on this, I suggested in comments that the US should send air superiority to a nearby allied country. I have repeated this point often. That’s to send the signal. So there’s no question of appearing cowed by the Russians, but if we’re going to send x weapons to the Georgians via Turkey, it’s best nobody knows where they came from. Besides, who would send x?