Four words about Georgia

For all of Dick Cheney's expostulations on our role in Georgia, let me say four words: "Monroe Doctrine, Roosevelt Corollary." If we have historically considered ourselves justified in laying down the law on what goes on in our backyard, we have to understand that Russia wants to do the same. The idea that putting Georgia in NATO will enhance anybody's security (save for job security at DOD, Bechtel and Lockheed-Martin) is -- we now see -- foolhardy. WTO, yes, EU, conceivably, NATO, no.