US Should Condition Georgian Aid
Nino Burjanadze, Georgian Daily | July 22, 2009
Obama's firm support for Georgia is good, but Joe Biden's visit this week is a chance for a big US foreign policy win. ++ "The US should tell Saakashvili that future economic aid is dependent on an end to his increasingly authoritarian, corrupt and undemocratic rule." ++ Encouraging Georgia's democratic opposition would ensure that US dollars are not wasted on a failing regime, strengthen Georgia's ability to counter Russia, put it back on the path to NATO and EU membership, and create a democratic beacon in the Caucuses.
