Russia Completes Georgia Pullout


	Russia Completes Georgia Pullout

masbury

10-8-2008 7:13 PM

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georgia, russia

masbury says:

Asks for protection for the ethnically Russian Abkhazia and South Ossetia to prevent future Georgian attacks.

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10-8-2008 10:59 PM

aklimento

Saakashvili and his soul mate McCain got enough in that war; I don't think he would dare to do something like this again. Beside, he has not much weapons left and I'm in big doubt he got something in humanitarian package, delivered by NAVY destroyers.

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