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2008-08-12 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Bush warns Russia to pull back in Georgia

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Posted by Fred 2008-08-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 And the Russian response involved, ahem, anatomy?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-08-12 02:19|| 2008-08-12 02:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Probably so, given Putins outright lies to Bush earlier about not going outside S Osettia.

Bush is an idiot for believeing a word that KGB thug said.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-08-12 03:29|| 2008-08-12 03:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Putin is the greater fool for getting publicly caught in the lie. Diplomacy is about shading the truth for effect without destroying trust by going so far as the actual lie, but even lying is ok if one doesn't get caught.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2008-08-12 08:32|| 2008-08-12 08:32|| Front Page Top

#4 It doesn't matter now, the damage is done, the only question is will this galvanize the people against Russia or will it terrorize them into submission?

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-08-12 08:36|| 2008-08-12 08:36|| Front Page Top

#5 What are we gonna do C-in-C? I see lots of blue on the west of Georgia, we could have a MEU in there w/in a week...for purely humanitarian reasons of course.

Posted by Broadhead6 2008-08-12 10:01|| 2008-08-12 10:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Putin has guaranteed that the West will no longer trust him at his word. Foreign policy for the Russians just got a bit more difficult. Of course they have natural gas that the Europeans need so it won't be too difficult unless they start invading westward.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-08-12 12:18|| 2008-08-12 12:18|| Front Page Top

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