President Bush has offered $1 billion in aid to Georgia, ostensibly to help displaced Georgian citizens and to help rebuild the devastated country. So far, no aid has been explicitly offered to Georgia’s military.
Vice President Dick Cheney is visiting Georgia right now in a further move to bolster the country. This high-level visit is probably the equivalent of Russian President Dimitri Medvedev visiting Cuba and offering it $1 billion in aid; American-Russian relations are continuing to deteriorate.
Watching the events of this conflict unfold can provide some insight into the structure of power between countries. Is Russia’s invasion of Georgia a sign of the old Soviet power’s resurgent strength and America’s slow fall, or will it eventually belie Russia’s enormous weaknesses and the continued influence of a rich and powerful America?
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/europe/cheney.php
Tags: Dick Cheney, George Bush, Georgia, one billion in Georgian aid, Russia, Russian-American power structure
