“Neither Georgia nor Ukraine will join NATO. After NATO accepts that reality, much of this tension will relax.”

Nonsense! That may be the delusion your KGB minders have, but it is not the reality. And while Russia may relax, the USA is just getting started. No G-7 for Russia, no future co-operation on OIL exploration and exploitation. I wouldn’t be surprised to see the US technicians that keep those almost empty wells going brought home in the near future. There goes about about 6% of Russian OIL production. Meanwhile Jordan, Iraq and Turkey are talking about a new pipeline, one that feeds Europe that the Soviets, er….Russians can’t get their hands on. No, the USA produces about 26% of the Worlds GDP. Combined with the EU, we can make it rough on Russia. This is finished when WE say it is, not you.