The December 2nd NATO meeting produced some good results for the efforts to get Croatia, Albania, and (likely) Macedonia into the alliance, but for Ukraine and the Republic of Georgia there was a very loud Not Now. Given the terms summarized in the report, both countries still have a long way to go both militarily and politically to make it over the hurdles set for them.
This should not come to anyone as a great surprise given the opposition to the idea shown by France, Germany and Italy, as has been discussed here previously, however...
...inviting Dmitry Rogozin back to the meeting, and then giving him something to crow about was probably not the best move the Atlantic Alliance could have made. The man is an arch-enemy of Europe, which is abundantly clear to everyone except Western Europe, apparently.
Of course, it could be argued that the Continental powers have become their own arch-enemy, more the pity that.
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Taking bets on NATO not authorizing a path to membership for Ukraine and Georgia, judging from its behavior after Russia's attack on Georgia.
You offering odds?
((grin))
Seriously, there has just been some housecleaning in the Georgian Prime Minister's cabinet. I'd estimate it was because of the failure to bring home anything good from the NATO meeting.
Ha,ha, funny!!
Yes, there has been housecleaning, but what will it accomplish? Georgia is still on Russia's, let's say, "among the upstart countries" list, so that when it feels strong and confident enough it will swallow Georgia up in a blink. Russia has tested the world's resolve and found the world wanting. Now it will bide its time and take action when it feels such action is pertinent, and who will stop Russia?
No, I won't be offering odds on this one either. ;)
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