Georgia

Anyone that has been paying attention at all to world events other than the Olympics knows as much about this conflict as I do. I'm afraid though, that most people are only paying attention to the Olympics.

Some of the best commentary on the conflict that I have found is at the Brussel's Journal.

Things are not going to end well for Georgia. In effect, they are being herded back into a defensive and politically vulnerable position with Russian tanks and missiles serving as border collies. Whether any ostensible autonomy will be left for the Georgian's to enjoy will be decided by the KGB's Vladimir Putin. What is well known is that Russia is reasserting its regional might--that it should occur in the area that birthed the murderer Josef Stalin might be more than symbolic.

Georgia will soon discover, if they haven't figured it out already, that the bodyguards they hired are primarily interested in the tactics of negotiation and bluster, and in defense of the west, Georgia got suckered into this fight at a time that the west was either otherwise engaged (US and NATO) or taking estrogen (EU.) This is Georgia's fight, and it is Georgia's alone.

Meanwhile, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland and Ukraine are paying attention and will be planning accordingly. I hope Ted Kennedy enjoyed that peace dividend while we had it.

More at PowerLine and QandO.