Georgia On My Mind

The ironically named website War Is Boring reports efforts being made by the former Soviet republic of Georgia to enhance its military capabilities. They've done something smart, sending troops to Afghanistan to become battle-hardened.

Russia controls some 20% of Georgian territory in the breakaway provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Georgia's obvious goal: to keep Putin's Russia from stealing more of their country. The article states:

Today, Georgia boasts some 10,000 troops whom it claims are trained to the highest NATO standards. This is reportedly a bigger trained force than even many current NATO states can field.

That's great for Georgia, but it's a darned sad commentary on NATO.