i'll try to say it slowly this time, hopefully it will be worth your precious time

Take a nation like Georgia, with Russia at its border as its mortal enemy. you put your weight behind that country, arming it, training it, for what exactly? against Russia? do you think it would stand a chance against the big bear? no? then what are you doing there? if all you want is a base across the border from Russia, make damn sure there would be no provocations! if you think you cannot baby-site them, then get out!

BTW what exactly was spurious about my "other"comment, besides being true?