Georgia to pull out of CIS - Saakashvili

Reuters (excerpt) ^ | August 12, 2008

[HAL9000]

MOSCOW, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said on Tuesday he would pull his country out of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) grouping ex-Soviet states, Russian news agencies reported.

"We are leaving the CIS for good and propose that other countries leave this body run by Russia," Interfax news agency said Saakashvili told a big rally in his support outside Georgia's parliament

[rbmillerjr]

LMAO at Russia.

Nice gambit Putin, now you will have Ukraine and Georgia in NATO within 3 years lol.

[nuconvert]

“The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) transliterated Sodruzhestvo Nezavisimykh Gosudarstv) is the international organization, or alliance, consisting of ten former Soviet Republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Turkmenistan discontinued permanent membership as of August 26, 2005, and is now an associate member. Georgia announced it would leave the CIS on 12th August 2008.”

“The CIS is headquartered in Minsk, Belarus. The chairman of the CIS is known as the Executive Secretary. All of the CIS’s executive secretaries have been from Belarus or Russia. Sergei Lebedev is the current executive secretary, and has been since October 2007.” Wikipedia

[Freelance Warrior]

Please note, that Georgia loves the USA not because they're good guys, but they expect US help in their problems. The main of them is the Ossetian and Abkhazian issues.

Russia is pro-separatist, so choosing the USA seem natural.

If the regions can secede, the Georgian enthusiasm will fall very low.

[elhombrelibre]

He may have for all I know.

[Freelance Warrior]

The Ukraine's authorities problem with Russia is they have large pro-Russian (and pro-Soviet) part of the population.

Georgia cannot join NATO because they have foreign troops on its territory (see the NATO treaty). They'll join NATO once they have agreed that S.Ossetia and Abkhazia may go. Georgia will never agree to this.

[Freelance Warrior]

Anyway, Georgian military actions against Russia haven't looked good so far. Russia says it won't go beyond Ossetia, so nothing to attack.

Georgia can still shell Russian positions but only if Russian recent actions on destroying Georgian military were unsuccessfull. But why do we need to guess? We will see it soon.

[rightthinkingwoman]

This is a very brave man. I just heard a past interview of his with Glenn Beck. He really fought corruption, believes in small govt and told his people their success is up to them.

Glenn is going to have him on his show tonight and I’m looking forward to hearing what he has to say.

[Alia]

From the article; but not posted above: rally in Tbilisi August 12, 2008. At least 150,000 protesters cheered

150,000 Georgians Protesting for Freedom Against Tyranny and Aggression in Tbilisi.

[Alia]

Yes, he did. He fought corruption and was effectively placed into office via George Soros. George Soros has been trifling with the Indepeendent States, and while dancing with Russia for many years. Many of these Independent States eventually rejected The Open Society and because there were far too many interferences by George Soros/Open Society in matters political which were NONE of Mr. Soros' concern.

Georgia, too, saw the same in re Open Society.

So, when Russia asserts "American complicity" in matters re: Georgia, I have to ask myself which of John Edward's two Americas is Putin referring to: The George Soros or the George Bush America.

[Freelance Warrior]

This is a very brave man

I'm afraid I should discourage you. Watch the videos and the page below

page

or on the YouTube

[reagan_fanatic]

Your posts are pathetic.

Let’s see how brave Comrade Putin is should his country be under attack by hostile forces and have a possible enemy plane fly over him.

My guess is he’d run to his bunker faster than Hitler did.

[Freelance Warrior]

Your posts are pathetic.

That was performed by Saakashvili not me.

Let’s see how brave Comrade Putin is should his country be under attack by hostile forces and have a possible enemy plane fly over him.

My guess is he’d run to his bunker faster than Hitler did.

That's only your guess.

[kitkat]

VERY interesting post, Alia. Thanks for the further information about our enemy Soros.

[Trailerpark Badass]

Back to the bottle Ivan, you’ve done good!

[thoolou]

Your posts are pathetic.

Indeed, and I see comrade Warrior has all the obligatory "It's all the Joooooooos fault!" references as well...

[Alia]

Russia says it won't go beyond Ossetia, so nothing to attack.

Let me see if I understand your post: Once having destroyed all Georgian armory; Russia intends to withdraw its presence to N/S Ossetia?

OR

Might you be suggesting that once Georgia militia/armory is out of commission, Russia intends to rename all of Georgia, Osetia?

[Islander7]

TROLL ALERT!

I’m sure you would never duck at the possibility of a bomb being dropped on your head.

[musicman]

"Also the G8 should kick Russia out."

[Tolik]

He can’t do anything military, that’s for sure. Despite some US training, the Georgian military was overrun like nothing was there.

Russia demonstrated quite well that it can reduce any neighbor into a rubble. A prolonged occupation would start a guerrilla warfare, so I don’t think they will stay inside of Georgia for long, but in the short run they can do whatever they pleased. And nothing nobody can do, dam*it.

[Gay State Conservative]

Misha, is it all you can do?

I'm sure he'll listen to any suggestions that you might have.Remember,however,that Georgia has about 3% of the USSR's population.What's happened to them is about equivalent to us invading Saskatoon.