What now? Clearly, not just Georgia but the Baltic states and Ukraine
are worried. They all are concerned because they have democratically
elected governments, which Moscow doesn't regard highly. Are we to rush
to make Georgia and Ukraine a part of NATO? Could American soldiers be
sent to defend Georgia against Russia? In the long run I don't think
this would work. Is it now impossible for us to start over? Must Russia
be our enemy? If it were, would we be prepared to fight another war? I
don't have the answers but it seems to me we must begin to think outside
the box. Surely we must have new advisors with new thinking. The
alternative is to risk sinking into the abyss of a new war with Russia.
Do we need this? No.