Welcome to the John Wayne-less world, where the cavalry does not come to the rescue.

This is the change we’ve been waiting for, now’s the time for NATO and EURO to man up.

Putin has a point, US did just transport Georgia’s most seasoned combat battalions directly onto the battlefield, putting Georgian forces in the field in what … 48, at most 72 hours?

Boots on the ground diplomacy? Notice the US troop flights went unmolested, though loudly protested.