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To: tejek who wrote (407046)	8/16/2008 10:13:12 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577020

He knows he was betrayed big time. The betrayal was by those who refused NATO status. The Bush Administration pushed for it, and [as usual], Germany and France refused. They believed it would pose an "unnecessary offense" to Russia. This blood is on the hands of Old Europe for being weak, just as they always are. Had NATO status been approved, there is NO DOUBT Putin would have stood pat; there is no way in hell he would have moved in on Georgia. So, now what? This is what happens when you have to do all this crap by committee. The United States needs to remove Russia from Georgia and draw a line in the sand today; ideally, some of the wimps in Europe will participate, if they won't, then we need to move without them. Otherwise, we're going to be dealing with a New Cold War within a few years.

To: tejek who wrote (407046)	8/16/2008 2:23:39 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577020

"Now if he was promised assistance in his attack of S. Ossetia prior to and the attack wasn't solely his own initiative, then he has something really to complain about and it will be years before he can get the big screw out of his back." Hard to say what was promised or not. It is known that we sent some special forces people over there to train Georgian troops. And we know those troops were the ones used in the assault on East Ossetia. In addition, Georgia was paying hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to McCain's foreign policy adviser and he had given direct access to Cheney for Georgia. So, if any promises were made, the president of Georgia had every reason to expect them to be solid.