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The politicos will say what they will, but watching the french conference this morning Sarkozy looked particularly uncomfortable. Russia is reaserting its dominance in the region, using a trumped up dispute with Georgia’s breakaway South Ossetia to send a strong message to all other countries in the region who would like to join NATO. Russia is like a 9 yr old school bully who doesnt feel like people are scared of him, and wants to prove how tough he is.

Telegraph link, Russia annexes a fifth of Georgia

Between, Iraq, Iran, and Turkey (having some kurdish problems) and Chechnyan problems and now the russians hammering Georgia, this is one unhappy part of the world.