Travel Warning-Please apply to American troops

[tannybogus]

This information is current as of today, Tue Aug 12 05:13:58 2008.

This Travel Warning updates information on the armed conflict in South Ossetia between Georgian forces on the one hand, and Russian and separatist forces on the other. On August 9, 2008 the Department of State authorized the departure from Georgia of eligible family members.

The Department recommends that American citizens defer non-essential travel to Georgia and that American citizens remaining in Georgia review their security situation. U.S. citizens remaining in Georgia should avoid unnecessary travel within Georgia, defer all travel north of Gori and avoid all travel to the separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Private Americans unable to reach Tbilisi should consider transportation available in the Batumi area. This supersedes the Travel Alert for Georgia issued August 8, 2008.

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_4327.html

What, pray tell, would be essential travel to Georgia at this time?:crazy: