The Georgians should be counseled strongly to show restraint and document any further Russian advances into Georgia.

Not so excellent.

Do we think that Georgia’s tactics both on the ground and politically were being made in a vacuum of their own little country? Or do we think they were on the red phone constantly with the Pentagon and every move, feint and countermove was being coordinated with DC?

I plunk for option #2, so that any announcements being made by Georgia’s Prez (why are their names so hard to spell???) have been approved by Washington before being released.