Biden to Georgia – you’re on your own with Russia
In yet another example of Obama demonstrating to the world’s despots that will will back down and not defend our allies…….
Vice President Biden put off a request from Georgia for new defensive weapons on Thursday and told the nation’s leaders they would never be able to use military means to recover territories lost in last year’s war with Russia, a senior administration official said…
Saakashvili had urged Biden to speed up delivery of antiaircraft and antitank weapons that Georgian officials have argued would help deter or slow a Russian attack. In an interview on Tuesday, Saakashvili said a U.S. decision not to provide the weaponry would be a sign of weakness that would encourage the Russians to invade.
“We are a country under attack, under partial occupation,” he told Biden at the start of their meeting.
But a senior administration official, briefing reporters after the meeting on condition of anonymity, said Biden refused to commit to arms deliveries and instead argued that the Georgian military needed further training and non-materiel help.
source: Washington Post
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