I’m listening to the Sec Gates briefing now. Sounds like he’s mostly downplaying things. He’s said that it appears that the Russians are withdrawing now, he says a lot of reports have been inaccurate. He also mentioned that the port at Poti wasn’t blocked and can still be used. Mentioned there is no longer any Russian air activity over the region.
He did mention that a number of traning excercises with Russia have been cancelled and how Russia acts in the next few days with dictate how things go in that regards.
He also mentioned that the port at Poti wasn’t blocked and can still be used.
Seems to be a lot of misinformation being reported.
that’s what you get for not listening live I guess
FWIW -
‘Russia Troops On Wrecking Mission’
Russian forces are wrecking Georgian military installations as they move through the country, according to the US.
The Russian checkpoint on the road into Gori from Tbilisi, the country’s only major east-west road link, has become a flashpoint between Russian and Georgian troops, raising fears that fighting could break out again.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Wor...2BGeorgia%2527
Interesting that the earlier references to wrecking the countryside “as the Russians pull back” have been removed. Now it’s just “wrecking the countryside.”
Latest on Fox, just before I logged in, Gori under Russian control, confirmed by western media on the ground; Russia troops on road to capital again and Georgian troops massing there as well, speculating a showdown for the capitol.