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Crazy_Chris_84
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This is breaking news at CNN.com. Russia attacks Georgia (the country). The President of Georgia gives his thoughts and comments about this event in an interview with a CNN corespondent.

The President's video speach can be found here:

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2008/08/08/intv.saakashvili.cnn

The story can also be found here:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/08/georgia.ossetia/index.html#cnnSTCOther1

Just copy and paste the links in your search bar.

I suggest watching the video first and then read the story.

The whole conflict started with Russia attacking civilians. If indeed Russia makes this an official war against Georgia, then for sure it would prove to be Georgia's demise.

What are your thoughts and comments?

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icuzizzi
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in my school sum 1 read an article about that

the u.s.a. sent over a warship full of humanitary aid for georgia

this was just before we had told Russia to get out of georgia
so now russia upset at the u.s.a. since we had a warship right next to em rihgt after we told them to leave

woody_7007
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That has been the problem with Russias army for years and years however i dont see how the russian armies problems relates to this as they clearly had no problem overrunning georgia.

icuzizzi
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srry for double post but the problem with Russi'a army is that they have stockpiles of weapons but not enough trained men to use them

icuzizzi
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if they were going to start a war...

woody_7007
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well this is kind of a different topic really a new cold/hot war but w/e its a good 1. If Russia started a war the only way i can see hem winning is by starving the west of resources. Since Gorbachov their defence budget has been cut massively and they dont have the money or men or equipment to combat NATO. However the theory is that If Russia could take over and hold onto the Middle East then they control something like 96% of the worlds oil and so could starve the West into submission.

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