To: sergey1973
Russia needs to fulfill its treaty obligations and evacuate its occupation forces from all Georgian territories.
To: Tailgunner Joe
Russia promised to pull out in 2008, and will abide by their promise. That said, Georgia needs to stop protecting Chechens who have been using the Panski Gorge as training and staging areas for attacking Russia for several years.
See:
Islamic Human Rights Commission - The Plight of Chechen Refugees in Georgia
Georgia to ask NATO membership this month Panski Gorge
Russian-Georgian relations have long been strained over the presence of Chechen rebels in Georgia's Pankisi Gorge and Georgia's refusal to let Russian troops flush the rebels out. Georgia launched its own security operation in August to sweep the gorge for suspected militants.
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09/28/2006 12:53:47 PM PDT by
GarySpFc
(Jesus on Immigration, John 10:1)
To: Tailgunner Joe
I think it's a shame that countries that should be natural allies--Christian Orthodox close to a dangerous Islamic Neighborhood--became enemies. Putin political myopia is mostly to blame for this. I think that this spy row is really about putting pressure on Russia to stop supporting Abkhazia and S. Ossetia separatist enclaves. I am still hopeful for civilized resolution of this prolonged conflict that should have been solved long long time ago if the political will had been there.
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