GEORGIA AND UKRAINE….This is just weird:
The United States has started an unexpected diplomatic initiative in Europe, urging NATO allies to offer Georgia and Ukraine membership in the alliance without going through a lengthy process and fulfilling a long list of requirements, NATO diplomats said.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has had long telephone conversations with French, German and other senior European envoys, asking them to agree to bypass the formal application process, the diplomats said.
Just a few months ago the U.S. couldn’t even persuade NATO to offer Georgia and Ukraine a roadmap for membership, let alone membership itself. Now, after a war in Georgia and a government collapse in Ukraine, and with the Bush administration on its last legs, Rice thinks she can somehow talk the rest of the alliance into offering them expedited entry? Am I missing something here?
