cheney says russian aggression unacceptable, page-5

Has anyone asked the question yet?

...why did Georgia feel confident about sending its troops in to deal with the Russian Separatists in South Ossetia?

Could it be that the Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili felt confident of receiving back-up support from their No.1 Ally the USA??

Was there some behind the scenes, nod and a wink from Dick Cheney and George W to go in ..."we'll be right behind you?".

There seems to be more to this story, than we have been told about, so far?