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How Georgia fell into its enemy's trap
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The fighting should be a deafening wake-up call to the West. Our fatal mistake was made at the Nato summit in Bucharest in April, when Georgia's attempt to get a clear path to membership of the alliance was rebuffed. Mr Saakashvili warned us then that Russia would take advantage of any display of Western weakness or indecision. And it has.
Posted by: lotp 2008-08-09
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=246561