Not only does it seem to me that it would be dumb for the United States to ruin our relationship with Russia over issues related to Georgia, but it seems that the population of Georgia has no particular desire to align with the United States in a conflict with Russia:
The Gallup team cautions that “It remains to be seen how the 2008 South Ossetian War will change Georgians’ views of Russia and the United States and their perceptions of the importance of maintaining relations with either country.” Either way, though, it seems that Mikhail Saakashvili’s vision of strong Georgian nationalism in alignment with US neoconservatives and in conflict with Russia is not broadly popular in his country.
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