As the Georgian crisis has underscored, there are limits to the ability to influence developments in a region where Russia has strong strategic interests and a preponderance of military power. Thus Europe and the United States need to be very careful about making security commitments they are unwilling or unable to carry out.
格鲁吉亚出现的危机表明，在俄罗斯有重大的战略利益和压倒性军事力量的地区，想要影响该地区的事态进展，我们的能力是有限的。因此，欧洲和美国在许下它们不愿意、也没有能力的安全方面的承诺的时候，要非常小心。