Russian Soldiers In Georgia, August, 2008From International Herald Tribune:
TBILISI, Georgia: Diplomats from every NATO nation demanded immediate Russian withdrawal from Georgia in a show of support from the U.S. ally's capital on Monday that made no promise of faster membership in the alliance.
NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer led 26 envoys in calling on Moscow to comply with a cease-fire deal and withdraw to positions its forces held before fighting with Georgia erupted on Aug. 7.
But the diplomats offered no positive response to Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, who said that Russia's invasion should not keep his country out of its "proper and rightful home" in NATO.
The alliance decided in April not to offer Georgia the first step toward membership, while assuring the country that it would eventually join. De Hoop Scheffer said those decisions still stand.
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My Comment: The cavalry is coming to Georgia a month late.
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