[STARWISE]

JUST POSTED ON FR

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to become NATO member: Merkel
AFP ^ | 17 Aug 2008

Posted on Sunday, August 17, 2008 10:18:58 AM by Grzegorz 246

TBILISI (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday in the Georgian capital that the ex-Soviet republic, currently mired in conflict with Russia, will join NATO.

“Georgia will become a member of NATO if it wants to — and it does want to,” she said before talks with President Mikheil Saakashvili in Tbilisi.

It was one of the strongest statements yet of support for Georgia’s NATO membership bid, which is fiercely opposed by Russia.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063288/posts

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WOO HOO! God bless you, Angela .. and the sane Europeans!

[Morgan in Denver]

Also a new thread on last night response from Byron York at

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063287/posts

[rodguy911]

Terrific news Star, any chance Condi and GW are behind this?

[SE Mom]

WOW- that is AMAZING. Go Merkel! Plus I have to give her a LOT of credit for not letting Barry speak from the Brandenburg Gate :)

[maica]

<<< .. and the sane Europeans! >>>

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Georgia has the only pipeline not under the control of Russia! Can we say “it’s all about oil! And that’s a good thing!”

[Sal]

Excellent re: Georgia/NATO/Germany--especially since Germany was the roadblock last time.

Nice work, Vladdie Boy, you've not only united Eastern Europe firmly against you but you've gotten Western Europe on board too.