Despite all the links between McCain and Saakashvili, I don't think at all, that McCain has ordered the war. The question Cui bono is much overblown. Things just happen and some are lucky to take advantage others have bad luck.

• When McCain said 'Now we are all Geogians', Saakashvili said, words are nice, but what he needs is action.
  
• The US gov was completely surprised and much slower in its reaction than European govs. Wouldn't McCain have said a word to the US gov?
  
• Obama is not quite against Georgia.
  
• If McCain and Saakashvili would have worked together, Saakashvili would have known, that no major western response would be coming. Now he is complaining, and not only he, about the much too mild western response. I think this is the key issue. Saakashvili thought, he would get much more support and thought he can retake whole Geogia
  
• Finally Saakashvili has paid a McCain aide, not vice versa. Why should Saakashvili sacrifice Georgia's people, Georgia's souvereignity, and Georgia's chances to become member of the EU, for helping McCain to become president?

The signs of support came before. Georgia was granted military cooperation as if it would be a NATO member by the US before. The NATO summit said, Georgia will be one day in the NATO. The general support for west orientation of former Soviet Republics....
I think Saakashvili acted on its own, and miscalculated, that a real war would bring the tipping point.


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