Putin vows to take conflict to 'logical conclusion'

Russia is now demanding that Georgian troops fighting near Abkhazia surrender and disarm.

It seems increasingly unlikely that Georgia will be able to return to the "status quo ante," as Washington would like. And indeed, Putin said today that Russia would take its "peacekeeping mission" to its "logical conclusion." Whether that entails the ouster of Saakashvili remains to be seen, but it seems pretty clear that Georgia has been trounced.