@Lifeofthemind:

So, the conclusion would then be that we do force them out of “Ossettia” through suppressing any Russian air power outside Abkhazia. The Georgians are more than capable of chewing up and spitting out the siloviki forces and Russian armor if we (1) give them anti-air and anti-armour missiles, and (2) establish tripwires with American-Turkish-Azeri peacekeeper garrisons in a line from Poti, through Senaki (or more optimistically, through Zugdidi) up into the Greater Caucasus.

The American-Turkish-Azeri tripwire garrisons could be placed in any fallback position available, including the worst case which would be a forward defense perimeter of Borzhomi, a gateway to the Lesser Caucasus.