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Here's a much more detailed

acanuck — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:02:39 +0000

In reply to Georgia hasn't signed the ceasefire

Here's a much more detailed and accurate report on the status of the ceasefire than I cobbled together above:
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/14/europe/diplo.php
It appears both Georgia and Russia have verbally agreed to the six-point deal Sarkozy drafted, but NEITHER has actually signed.
Sarkozy got the Russians to drop their initial demand that Saakashvili step down.
But they rejected a guarantee of Georgia's "territorial integrity," substituting instead its "independence" and "sovereignty."
Those Russians drive a hard bargain when they win.

Now it appears Saakashvili

CarolBG — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:59:52 +0000

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Now it appears Saakashvili balked at renouncing the use of force. He wants to retain the option of retaking South Ossetia and Abkhazia militarily. Which is why Rice had to stop off in France to pick up the unsigned ceasefire. Let's hope she has better luck strong-arming Saakashvili into signing than Sarkozy did.

Perhaps. Or perhaps, Saakashvili is refusing to sign the revised ceasefire without some assurances from the U.S. - some assurances from someone in the Bush administration, that they will receive the kind of U.S. support that others have been unofficially promising them through other channels.

Perhaps.

We need to fire Gates!

theCleverBulldog — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:46:15 +0000

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We need to fire Gates!

Defense Secretary Gates today

acanuck — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:33:52 +0000

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Defense Secretary Gates today rather explicitly ruled out any U.S. military intervention in Georgia.
McCain may still try to ratchet up the bellicosity a few decibels, but it just makes him look more like the unrepentant Cold Warrior he is.
I doubt it will boost his voter appeal.

Gah! This whole thing is so

Customer0012 — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:57:49 +0000

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Gah! This whole thing is so muddled. I can't see how anyone can honestly support injecting ourselves into this when we can't even determine basic facts like, who signed what and when.

Here's to a quick cessation of hostilities, WITHOUT our military involvement.