Background on Georgia President Saakashvili


	Background on Georgia President Saakashvili

tommy2balmy

8-11-2008 11:38 PM

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georgia, former soviet republic

tommy2balmy says:

The Bush administration, with its broad assurances of support for Georgia, has come in for strong criticism in Georgia for having emboldened Mr. Saakashvili to challenge Russia.

But Mr. Saakashvili has resisted the notion that he was somehow taken in. Asked in a recent interview on CNN if he believed Georgia could win against Russia militarily, Mr. Saakashvili said, “I am not crazy.”

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8-12-2008 5:50 AM

penkethbri

Mr Saakashvili may not be crazy; Bush on the other hand may well be looking for one hell of send off.

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