some analysts have been wondering whether the Obama
administration will seek to distance itself from the government in
Tbilisi in an effort to score points with Moscow and differentiate
itself from its predecessor. Indeed, a clear U.S. focus on "resetting"
relations with Russia, as Vice President Biden said in early February
in Munich, raises questions for Georgia. Will Washington sacrifice
closer relations with Tbilisi in order to warm up to Moscow? This would
be a mistake.