Sings of Pullback by Russian forces in Georgia (end of day Friday in Georgia)

AP ^ | 22 Aug 2008 | MIKE ECKEL

[Jeff Head]

IGOETI, Georgia - Russian forces pulled out of positions deep inside Georgia on Friday, two weeks after thousands of troops roared into the small Caucasian nation aboard hundreds of armored vehicles.

The movements came after Russia's defense minister said President Dmitry Medvedev had ordered a pullback and promised that Russian forces would withdraw to separatist regions and surrounding security zones by the day's end.

[Jeff Head]

It appears that the Russians, according to reports on the ground, are finally beginning to pullback, despite reports from earlier in the day in Georgia.

My guess is, that they will maintain some of the forward checkpoint as a rear guard as the other elements pull back, then those personnel will pull back to prepared postions as they fall back to the check point established around the two provinces in the security zones.

[Jeff Head]

We shall see if this is real. Tonight our time, tomorrow morning Georgia time, we will hopefully hear more reports verifying this.

[lookout88]

Maybe they are headed for Iran

[Cicero]

I sure hope so. AP usually works for the enemy, so I take whatever they say with a grain of salt.

[SFC Chromey]

...and Russia will have succeeded in recapturing their equipment from those ingrate Georgians! (not to mention a few US armored humvees for good measure)

[Let's Roll]

Jeff, you need to get the Mods to change the typo “Sings” to “Signs”.

[edcoil]

I am glad they are singing, but I think signs is what you are looking for.

[Southack]

Bush

Wins

Again!

[Chaguito]

Maybe it was an Olympics thing for them.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Yep...

[Slapshot68]

“Maybe it was an Olympics thing for them”

I was thinking the same thing.

[Seruzawa]

Yes. Before it gets HUGH and SERIES!

[Jeff Head]

Thanks. My bad. I have asked to have it corrected from “Sings” to “Signs”.

[Salvation]

Is “Sings” the new word on FR for “Signs”??

Hugh for huge, forgetting the others. LOL!

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Devastating article this morning by Ralph Peters:

The End of The Fairy Tale

[ravingnutter]

The invasion is apparently over!

[Let's Roll]

You always post such good stuff - hated to see any distraction on something of yours. I’m series :-)

[ThomasThomas]

I am sure there is singing in Georgia when the Russians leave.

[tumblindice]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ4KHzbglq8

Boris Badenuff—available for weddings, birthday parties, bar mitzvahs and funerals. (Especially funerals.)

[boomop1]

Yesterday I replied on another thread, I read what it was supposed to be, but didn’t see the errors, it was AFU.