RICE: ALL RUSSIAN TROOPS IN GEORGIA “MUST LEAVE IMMEDIATELY”
August 15th, 2008Via: Dow Jones:
All Russian forces and irregular units with them must leave Georgia immediately, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in the Georgian capital Tbilisi Friday.
Speaking at a joint press conference with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili after he had signed a ceasefire deal, Rice said: “With the signing of this accord, all Russian troops, and any paramilitary and irregular troops that entered with them must leave immediately.”
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IMO, given how thin American forces are stretched, and how dependent Europe is on Russian energy, Rice is speaking for a paper tiger. Unless, of course, we have another “catastrophic and catalyzing event”, in which case all bets are off. But I don’t think it will happen while W’s still in office. I’d love to hear what an Obama drone would tell us, re: how Obama’s going to deal with all these messes he’ll be inheriting. A McCain drone’s line is easy: “let’s go to war! (again)”.
This according to CNN.com:
Sarkozy’s office says Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will sign deal