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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Now That's Nuance!

Russia had an agreement with Georgia signed in March 2006 to allow land and air traffic through Georgia to supply Russia's Armenia garrison. The agreement was to last 5 years.

In August 2008, Russia invaded Georgia and stripped away two restive provinces.

This month, Georgia decided to allow the transit agreement to lapse:

Georgian Parliament unanimously endorsed on April 19 government’s proposal to annul a five-year agreement with Russia setting out procedures for transit of Russian military personnel and cargo to Armenia via Georgia.

Really? During the war wouldn't have been the time to cancel the agreement? But Georgia waited until now? Did Georgian attorneys throw roadblocks in the way of ending the agreement while Russian tanks and warplanes were "transiting" Georgia to shoot Georgians? Amazing.

Man, we're pikers at this nuance thing.