One Of The Consequences Of The Russian Georgian War

Cheney's Trip to Caucasus Could Presage a
Tougher Russia Policy -- Wall Street Journal

WASHINGTON -- Vice President Dick Cheney will travel to Georgia and Ukraine this week in a trip that could help lay the groundwork for stiffer Western responses to last month's Russian incursion of Georgia.

The trip also illustrates important foreign-policy differences between Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his Democratic rival, Barack Obama, amid growing tensions between Washington and Moscow.

But whether Vice President Cheney will succeed in rallying the world to Georgia's cause -- or rallying U.S. voters to Sen. McCain's hawkish views on Russia -- remains uncertain.

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My Comment: The Russian Government and Russian press are going to be very hostile when Vice President Cheney lands in Georgia. Expect fireworks and threats to come from Moscow.