Sen. McNasty likes to talk about the conflict this summer between Russia and Georgia over the contested area of South Ossetia. He wants people to think that he was a champion of freedom in the region. But, as we see, he was far more involved in inciting the government of Georgia in provoking an incident with the Russians, who were acting as "peacekeepers" in South Ossetia (big mistake). His foreign policy advisor, Randy Scheunemann, was a paid lobbyist for the Georgian government, and had an interest in bringing the conflict to the attention of America. It's a story of miscalculation, arrogance and stupidity.
In other words, it's got McNasty written all over it.
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Here's a more ground level POV on the Georgia conflict than you'll ever get from the McCain camp
OPINION
I survived the Georgian war. Here's what I saw.
Lira Tskhovrebova
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8 October 2008
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In a speech before the United Nations last month, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili implored world leaders to set up an international investigation to find out the truth about the war in South Ossetia.
I couldn't agree more. But I think the results of an honest investigation would reveal a very different "truth" than what President Saakashvili claims.
I know this because I was in Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, on Aug. 7 when Georgian troops marched into the city and killed my friends and neighbors. I huddled with my family in terror for three nights while Saakashvili's tanks and rockets destroyed hundreds of our homes, desecrated cemeteries, gutted schools and hospitals.
more at
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1008/p09s02-coop.html
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