Vice President Cheney Going To Georgia

Vice President Dick Cheney

Cheney's Georgia Trip Brings Message To Russia
-- Yahoo News/Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney, one of Moscow's harshest critics, will go to Georgia and other former Soviet states this week to reinforce U.S. support for allies in Russia's backyard.

Cheney leaves on Tuesday for Azerbaijan, Georgia and Ukraine, his first visit to those countries as vice president. He then ends his weeklong trip in Italy.

The aim, analysts said, is to build morale and offer reassurance of U.S. commitment to the region after Russia crushed Georgia's military and declared two of its rebel regions as independent states.

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My Comment: I am curious if Vice President Cheney will be bringing something more than just words of reassurance that everything will be OK. Both Georgia and Ukraine are now looking for more significant signs of U.S. support .... in the form of support for NATO membership, and ..... I am sure that it will be discussed but it will not be publicized ..... military aid.