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| Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia |
| CIS receives Georgia's exit note |
| 2008-08-20 |
| The Commonwealth of Independent States says Georgia has officially declared that it is quitting the bloc following the war with Russia. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Membership in NATO has serious advantages. To start with, it means that your military, however much of it you have, is brought up to NATO standards (subsidized by the US). It also means that the US will support you in future crises. In turn this means that the NATO members that you don't hear about, like Turkey, which does have a powerful army, at least become conduits of supply to your nation. In this opportunity, however, NATO membership can lead to some really grand opportunities. All of the non-NATO, but anti-Russia countries will want to be your best buddy, and you can become central to forming a NEW mutual defense pact with them as well. Georgia may have lost some fingers in this fight, but it has won the purse. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-08-20 12:07 |
| #2 Why would Georgia or any CIS member want to join NATO. It is neutered and irrelevant. Look at how it has failed to support us in Afghanistan. Look at how it has failed to do nothing more than wimp out on Georgia. What can it do? Nothing. I think it is time for the US and its "new Europe" allies to consider a different more competent association that includes a number of defensive measures including SDI early warning. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2008-08-20 10:31 |
| #1 hello NATO |
| Posted by: Betty Grating2215 2008-08-20 06:52 |