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The Russian military advances represented the first time Russian forces invaded Georgia proper in the four-day-old conflict, which has unnerved the West and resurrected some Cold War anxieties. Georgian officials said Russian troops had moved into several other cities in western Georgia, holding out the prospect that fighting could escalate on a second front.
President Bush, in his sharpest comments about the conflict thus far, said Russia’s offensive was “unacceptable in the 21st century” and had “substantially damaged Russia’s standing in the world,” as well as harmed relations between Washington and Moscow.
“I am a pot,” Mr. Bush added, “and I want you all to know that this kettle is black. It is a very black kettle.”
Speaking in the White House Rose Garden shortly after returning from the Beijing Olympics, Mr. Bush said it was up to Russia to restore peace by withdrawing its forces from Georgia.
“The Russian government must respect Georgia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty,” he said. But he did not suggest what the United States would do if Russia kept up its campaign in Georgia.
That’s what happens when you stick 3/4 of your country’s Army in Iraq. Jump up and down a little more, Rumplestiltskin: someone just called your bluff.
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August 11th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
Of all of the coverage I’ve seen so far, you sum it up just right. It may sound stupid, but I think the Russians were the best thing to happen to Edwards right now. Could he have timed it better?
October 12th, 2008 at 4:05 am
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