I was just reading this story minutes ago, concerning the signing of a draft truce agreement by Georgian President Saakashvili in Georgia, and Russian President Medvedev in Russia, which may begin the real withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgian soil. If this was a test for the West, we failed it miserably, and may indicate very bad things for the future of Nato, and the former Russian "partners", who are now threatened by a renewed Russia. It didn't help any that we signed a deal with Poland to place interceptor missiles on their territory, and may be one of the reasons the Russians hit Georgia so hard~~to teach Poland and others, what can happen to them if they stand against Russia. We shall write more on the missile deal later.

The story by the Associated Press story as Yahoo News reads:

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said Friday he signed a cease-fire agreement with Russia that protects his country's interests despite concessions to Moscow. Visiting Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Russia's invasion has "profound implications" for the West.

Hosting a news conference with Rice, Saakashvili said he will "never, ever surrender" in showdown with Russia, and he accused the West of inviting Russian aggression. He appeared just hours after President Bush stood outside the Oval Office of the White House and accused Russia of "bullying and intimidation" against Georgia. Bush said the Georgian people had chosen freedom and "we will not cast them aside."

For his part, Saakashvili said: "This is not a done deal. We need to do our utmost to deter such behavior in the future."