Months after Georgia fought a short, nasty war with its northern neighbor, the United States is moving to shore up security ties with the former Soviet Republic.
Agence France-Presse reports that Georgian officials will sign a “strategic partnership” treaty on Jan. 4 in Washington. On Tuesday, the Department of State issued the first confirmation that the United States and Georgia would pursue a more formal security arrangement. (via U.S., Georgia to Sign Strategic Pact | Danger Room from Wired.com)
Wow. I wonder how the Obama Administration will handle this. On one hand it makes sense: there’s no more significant a way to rap the Kremlin’s knuckles for invading Georgia. On the other hand, this will serve to further inflame tensions between the United States and Russia… and that’s not necessarily such a good thing.
Canadian Bacon aside, the last thing we need right now is another Cold War.
