OFF TOPICS:

1) Access seems very spotty. Are there problems?

2) Russians in every city of Georgian central corridor from [in/outside?] Poti up to a few miles shy of the citadel of Mtskhetia, gateway to Tbilisi.

Russians reported 9-10 miles South of Gori, reported moving on Borzhomi from Kashuri. Borzhomi controls the Lesser Causcasus via gorges/roads running toward South-West and South-East.

Russian air reported to be preventing Turks from fighting forest fires the Russians set in national parks outside Borzhomi.

WTF!?!

Of course the Euro-weenies are all talk, but Rice and Bush, too? Where’s the “bright line? When do we up the ante on the ground?

Why did we just spend all that money, blood and treasure in Iraq, just to throw it all away in little Georgia? At least we’d have some hard power leverage in Georgia (unlike Pakistan), if we’d be willing to help the Georgians fight.

Perhaps there is more rot in the Georgian military than anyone is letting on. Any bets on how soon Saakhasvili [sp?] will be moving into a new Upper East Side apartment?