[gruzia] are they idiots or are they idiots

The accepted wisdom over here, even in former republics of the same religiosity, whom you’d think would support Gruzia in it’s dispute with Russia, is that Georgia is cutting off its nose to spite its face. You’d have to be idiots, running the risk of a winter without gas and subject to countless other sanctions. Vladimir Zhirinovsky says Russia should occupy Georgia before it ever joins NATO. “We should follow the example set by the U.S. and clamp down on Georgia, just as the Americans did with Iraq, throw all the allies of Saakashvili into FSB prison cells, and then call a free democratic election in Georgia.” The thing is, Zhirinovsky, the le Penn or BNP of Russia, has a lot of support amongst the people and has a way of tapping into popular opinion but he cuts no ice at Gosduma level. And despite certain grumblings, people do feel Putin has his act together.