Does the Georgian 5 day War and the Russian military response mean that the U.S. is a paper tiger?

Question

Are the days of U.S. presence and prestige winding down, because this conflict demonstrates the U.S. can no longer militarily protect it's allies? Superpower?

Answer 1

Does the USA have a formal mutual defense pact with Georgia?  No.

I really think it'd be great if the United States were to have a similar response (speaking in favor of cease-fires and non-aggression rather than micromanaging every effing conflict on earth) if Israel were to be attacked, too.

Answer 2

I'm afraid that the US will wind up looking like a paper tiger, but that's better than going to war against Russia.

And I expect that Condi Rice will do the usual --  make a bad situation worse.

Answer 3

Ha! You funny. You maka me raff. Please explain why Russia had such a difficult time eliminating a tiny little outpost of a nation? The only paper tiger is Russia and now the whole world knows it. Their armor could easily have been wiped out by a single Apache squadron in a matter of minutes. Do you for get they destroyed 10,000 of the same vehicles in a matter of 100 hours just a few years ago?

You're a fool dude.