As I watch the events unfold in Georgia it reminds me so much watching the expired USSR tanks roll into Hungry, destroying buildings, and people fleeing for their lives.  While militarily a success, Russia’s invasion into Georgia to reassert its sphere of influence is political foolishness. There is no imaginable excuse for Russia’s assault on Georgia. After pounding both civilian and military targets with strategic bombers and missiles, Russian armored vehicles rolled into Georgia on Monday, raising fears of an all-out assault on the capital and Mr. Saakashvili’s democratically elected government. The Russian-Georgian conflict will probably pushed Georgia out of the Commonwealth of Independent States. The Baltic States, Poland and Ukraine, whose leaders have traveled to Georgia to their express solidarity will distance themselves further from a heavy-handed, oil-resurgent Russia. There can be no business as usual until Russian troops are out of Georgia, fighting has ended and all sides have agreed on a plan for calming the tensions in South Ossetia and Abkhazia. At a minimum, that means international mediation, more autonomy for both regions and the stationing of truly neutral international peacekeepers not Russian troops. Mr. Chuckchuck