reuters.com - 8/8/2008
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VAZIANI, Georgia (Reuters) - One thousand U.S. troops began a military training exercise in Georgia on Tuesday against a backdrop of growing friction between Georgia and neighboring Russia. Officials said the exercise, called "Immediate Response 2008", had been planned for months and was not linked to a stand-off between Moscow and Tbilisi over two Russian-backed separatists regions of ...
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War between Russia and Georgia?
Michelle Malkin —
... 6 On August 8th, 2008 at 12:53 pm, sonofdy said: yes we have trainers there And had about 1000 troops there as of july 15th. They are us allies. This could get bad quickly. ...
The Real Aggressor
Antiwar.com Original —
... learned from the Israeli example, and the Bush administration is more than glad to oblige him. Georgian tanks would never have rolled into South Ossetia without being given a green light by Washington. Georgia has embarked on a very dangerous course, and it's important to realize it hasn't done so alone. Saakashvili has the implicit backing of Washington in his quest to re-conquer the "lost" provinces of Ossetia and Abkhazia (and don't forget Adjaria !) or else what are 1,000 U.S. troops doing engaged in " joint military exercises " with the Georgian ...
U.S. Troops on Midnight Train to Georgia
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
... exercise in Georgia on Tuesday against a backdrop of growing friction between Georgia and neighboring Russia.
Officials said the exercise, called “Immediate Response 2008”, had been planned for months and was not linked to a stand-off between Moscow and Tbilisi over two Russian-backed separatists regions of Georgia.
The United States is an ally of Georgia and has irritated Russia by backing Tbilisi’s bid to join the NATO military alliance.
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