Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze reacted with anger to my latest article in the Washington Examiner this week. That article considered the Georgian government’s possible use of a World War I-era chemical agent during last year’s protest crackdowns. Why did this strike such a sensitive nerve in Tbilisi?

The primary answer is that it appeared in a conservative U.S. media outlet. This is the very audience that the government’s Georgian Dream party has been trying hard to cultivate in hopes of Washington turning a blind eye to its alliance with America’s enemies.

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