The only thing to do during times like this is to pop some popcorn and watch and things flail.
Some people complain that the fact Georgia attacked South Ossettia prompting the escalation doesn't make it into the US news narrative.
To this, I say: So?. The following is a lot of background crap that doesn't make it into our news. First, as usual, is energy:
Can Georgia become a kind of a regional hub for transportation of large volumes of gas and oil through the Black Sea to Europe, in particular to Ukraine?
That is our plan. And all prerequisites are available for that. Today we transport gas and electric power from north to south and from east to west, with all the flows going through Georgia so this is a hub. As you know, the oil and gas corporation of Georgia, together with (Azeri state oil company) SOCAR, Ukrainian, Polish and Lithuanian colleagues, have created a company called Sarmatia to develop a route from Odessa to Brody and then further to Gdansk. This is another alternative direction that can be filled with Kazakh oil.
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