talkleft.com - 8/11/2008
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The conflict in South Ossetia between Russia and the Georgian Republic continues to blaze and spread: Georgian and Russian troops fought fierce battles overnight. . . [I]n a sign that fighting could escalate on a second front in the west of Georgia, Russia issued an ultimatum to Georgian forces to surrender in and around the western pro-Russian separatist enclave of Abkhazia. How does ...
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Russia and Georgia: Regaining What Was Lost
baldilocks —
... .) Kagan says that this war isn't really about South Ossetia--that Saakashvili’s real crime against Russia is being “president of a small, mostly democratic and adamantly pro-Western nation on the border of Putin's Russia.” Georgia is owed protection from the US , says Big Tent Democrat at Talk Left. From that assertion, one supposes that there will be no ...
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McCain Defends Georgia in Face of Russian Attacks —
FOXNews.com 8/11/2008
ERIE, Pa. — Republican presidential candidate John McCain is calling for an emergency meeting of G-7 nations to deal with Russia’s attacks on Georgia
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McCain makes statement on Georgia —
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From NBC/NJ's Adam Aigner-Treworgy and NBC's Chuck Todd ERIE, PA -- At his hotel here this morning, McCain read a statement (i.e., took no questions) regarding the situation in Georgia. Once again, he condemned Russia's actions in harsh ...
U.S. repeats call for Russia to stand down —
First Read 8/11/2008
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McCain urges diplomatic action against Russia —
msnbc.com: Politics 8/11/2008
Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Monday called for a multi-pronged diplomatic effort to force Russia to withdraw from Georgia, saying Moscow's actions could have long-term implications for its relations with the rest of the world.
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