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Georgia: U.S. Complicity?

Sunday, August 10th, 2008 @ 17:18 UTC

by Onnik Krikorian

Countries:: Russia, Georgia, U.S.A.
Topics:: War & Conflict, International Relations
Languages:: English

A Fistful of Euros comments on speculation that the United States might have effectively given Georgia the green light for military operations in South Ossetia. If so, the blog says, such a move was “one of the most indefensible things the Bush Administration has done in the last few years.”

1 comment

RBG

Russia-vs-Georgia.com – visitor can vote there for one of the conflict sides. Now Russia leading – only 20% of visitors support Georgia.

And there is more then 2000 comments about war in South Osetia – interesting to read opposite opinions –

http://www.russia-vs-georgia.com/

# 2008-08-20 at 9:46 am

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