Just for Fun: Georgia Decides to Replace Russian with English

I just read an interesting article on how the nation of Georgia is attempting to suddenly make English the second language of the nation.

This article brings up many interesting issues, including:

• the politics of languages
• the culture of languages
• language preference based on generational demographics

Do you think that this is a good idea? Do you think that it is potentially dangerous, in that forcing children to learn English will be as unpopular as it was for children to learn Russian under Communism? Should the parents be allowed to choose the language their children learn?

All opinions welcome! :D