Germany Now Supports Georgia in NATO

[Kathianne]

Realignments aplenty.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080817/ap_on_re_eu/georgia_russia




By MICHAEL FISCHER, Associated Press Writer 48 minutes ago

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is offering strong support for Georgia, saying the country is on track to become a member of NATO.

Merkel flew to the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Sunday, two days after she met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.

In a speech Sunday, Merkel also suggested that NATO could help rebuild the tattered Georgian military.

Merkel supports the EU cease-fire, saying it needs to be followed "immediately" and that Russian troops need to pull out of neighboring Georgia.

[Gaffer]

Looks like europe is finally starting to wake up and smell the coffee. They need to take Georgia and Ukraine into NATO and start putting NATO troops in Georgia to insure the russians get out and stay out.

[Kathianne]

Looks like europe is finally starting to wake up and smell the coffee. They need to take Georgia and Ukraine into NATO and start putting NATO troops in Georgia to insure the russians get out and stay out.

It's going to be interesting if Merkel gets ahead of the US in the next few days.

[Gaffer]

It's going to be interesting if Merkel gets ahead of the US in the next few days.

It's about time Germany started standing up and taking responsibility in the region. The horror days are over. It's time for them to lead in a responsible and humane manner. The russians still fear the Germans. Let the french take a back seat. It doesn't matter to me who backs the russians down, as long as it's done.