Bush Sends Rice to Russia
I was trying to think of some play-on-words with the James Bond movie “To Russia with Love” but I couldn’t think of anything reasonable.
There are still many questions which haven’t been answered. Has Russia stopped their offensive? Why did the Georgia think that they could challenge Russia? To me, this is the biggest question. Georgia is a small country. I have no idea what kind of army they have but I think that it is safe to say that their army isn’t huge. They aren’t that well equipped, so why challenge Russia? Is Russia trying to overthrow the President of Georgia, Mikhail Saakashvili?
From MSNBC:
A cease-fire between Georgia and Russia teetered on the verge of collapse Thursday as Russia’s foreign minister declared the world “can forget about any talk about Georgia’s territorial integrity” and new explosions were heard near the strategic Georgian town of Gori despite Moscow’s pledges to withdraw.
The declaration from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov came simultaneously with the announcement that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was meeting in the Kremlin with the leaders of Georgia’s two separatist provinces.
Russia’s slow withdrawal from Georgia and the comments from Moscow present a challenge to the EU-sponsored cease-fire agreement designed to end seven days of fighting. The EU accord had envisioned Russian and Georgian forces returning to their original positions. (more… )
