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Pentagon closely monitoring Georgia situation
Army Times
Friday, August 8, 2008
Pentagon officials say the roughly 130 U.S. troops and contractors in the former Soviet republic of Georgia have all been accounted for, and there are no plans to pull them out in the face of a military clash between Georgia and Russia over the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia.
Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman told reporters Aug. 8 that U.S. officials have had some contact with Georgian authorities, but the Georgians had made no requests for assistance. Whitman said he does not believe U.S. military officials have had any contact with the Russians.
U.S. officials were continuing to monitor the situation closely as of Friday afternoon.
He said the 130 Americans in Georgia, which include “a few dozen” civilian contractors, are all working to prepare the Georgian forces for their next deployment to Iraq. All those U.S. trainers, he said, have been accounted for, none has been injured, and there are no plans to pull them out of the country.
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He said the trainers are in the area of the Georgian capital, Tblisi, but he would not say exactly where.
Georgia has about 2,000 troops deployed to Iraq, making it the third largest coalition force contributor behind the U.S. and Great Britain.
The U.S. called Aug. 8 for an immediate cease-fire in the conflict, which began when Russia sent columns of tanks and reportedly bombed Georgian air bases after Georgia launched a major military offensive to retake the breakaway province of South Ossetia.
One of the air bases reportedly bombed was Vaziani, where in July about 1,000 U.S. Marines and soldiers participated in a combat-skills training exercise with Georgian forces.
The exercise, Operation Immediate Response 2008, ended less than 10 days before the current clash between Georgia and Russia began.
The Marines and soldiers taught combat skills to Georgian soldiers, as well as about 30 troops from nearby Armenia, Azerbaijan and Ukraine. The U.S. troops included about 300 reservists with 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, and about 300 Army reservists with the Winder, Ga.-based 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment.
The exercise included simulated attacks from roadside bombs and other challenges troops might expect in Iraq.
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili praised the exercise July 21, saying on Georgian television that it showed the country had “the best trained and equipped army” in the strategic Caucasus mountain region, according to the Associated Press.
The region includes Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia.
On a regular basis, about 25 to 30 Marines are stationed in Georgia, said Maj. David Nevers, a Marine Corps spokesman.
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August 8th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Georgia is part of Eretz (Greater) Israel, which stretches from the Mediterranean to the Pacific, and from the Acrtic to the Indian Ocean. All of this will be the future Homeland of the Chosen People of Israel, the Promised Land of the Talmud.
G-d has chosen to use the Americans to achieve this Divine Goal for Israel. Then Israel will become the most powerful nation on the earth, as G-d promised, and all nations will bow down before her.
August 8th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Georgia is part of Eretz (Greater) Israel, which stretches from the Mediterranean to the Pacific, and from the Arctic to the Indian Ocean. All of this will be the future Homeland of the Chosen People of Israel, the Promised Land of the Talmud.
G-d has chosen to use the Americans to achieve this Divine Goal for Israel. Then Israel will become the most powerful nation on the earth, as G-d promised, and all nations will bow down before her.
August 8th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
http://georgiandaily.com/index.....;Itemid=65
August 8th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Rise Russia Rise, the time of The Bear is fast approaching, Russia will show the whole world that they no longer will be allowed to be taken lightly.
August 8th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
On the eve of the US Coalition’s invasion of Iraq, Donald Rumsfeld told the press that “We will not ask Israel to be a part of the US-led Coalition, because Israel is a small nation that has suffered enough already, and Israel cannot afford to lose any more of its precious young people.”
August 8th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Since the neocons here are insane, it might be advisable to keep in mind that this incident may be used to create an undercurrent or psy-op buoyancy or provide the climate for a false-flag terrorist attack to be shoe-horned into the mix.
Russia is a very large potential adversary with a full spectrum of chemical/biological weapons. It would be well within the neocons’ lunatic mindset to go operational in this country…or in Israel…with a false flag release of a chemical or biological agent to blame on Russia. Or even blame Iran claiming that Iran “took advantage” of the “distraction” created by the situation in Georgia.
Remember to also pay attention to the neocons’ overall craziness during this incident.
August 8th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
He said the 130 Americans in Georgia, which include “a few dozen” civilian contractors, are all working to prepare the Georgian forces for their next deployment to Iraq.
So there are a few dozen Blackwater employees in Georgia teaching the locals how to torture civilians. I think the Pentagram will keep those 130 American fools there in the hope that some will be killed. Then they can whine about it and blame Iran, Russia and China.
Maybe the arch hypocrite and serial liar George Bush can come on television and tell us how wrong it is to invade another country, just like he did with China, lecturing them about human rights. The irony…
August 8th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Murder is wrong. War is just an organised industrial profit making form of murder.Anybody debating from a stance beyond this basic concept is not worth listening to.
August 8th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
Rabbi Chaim: You state that G-d had chosen to use Americans for your promised land, basically kill innocent people for “divine goal of Israel”, then was Hitler’s ideology justified to kill Jews for his “divine goal of Germany”?
You are a sick person!
August 8th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
“The United States calls for an immediate cease-fire to the armed conflict in Georgia’s region of South Ossetia,” Condoleeza Rice said in a statement. “We call on Russia to cease attacks on Georgia by aircraft and missiles, respect Georgia’s territorial integrity and withdraw its ground combat forces from Georgian soil.”
You sleazy, fucking, one way, bitch, cunt, hippocrate, Nazi, war mongering pig. Where do you have room to talk?…you shithead.
August 8th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
Dear Rabbi Chaim:
Are you friggin’ nuts??? Who do you think you ARE to say that America is nothing more that to help Israel achieve its Divine Goal? Stupid talk like that will quickly make Americans detest Israel and their horrid treatment of the Palestines. Israel is NOTHING without us backing it up, and I, for one, think we have paid too high a price already. It is time to walk away from Israel. and let me assure you of one thing…it will be a cold day in hell before Americans bow down to anyone, especially Israel!
August 8th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
georgian military is the best in the region… say the president..
thats what hitler said, when he sent his army into russia to be slaughted….
to down play russia,,, will end in your country’s desrtuction…
Russia is very powerful… they have nuke’s….
Georgia wants a missile sheild,,, to protect it self from a monster on a nation called russia….
georgia and it’s missle shield can be wiped out with the entire country at the push of a little red button, from the best friend russia…..
August 8th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
Russia’s answer to Anaconda-sleeza Rice, shame on you girl friend, didn’t your momma ever teach you to keep your mouth and legs closed,because somebody might see your hyprocrisy!!! In famous words and wisdom of your commander n’ chief, “WE’RE STAYING THE COURSE!” And…
Russia’s answer to John McCain, “We’ll go on bomb, bomb, bombin’
for about a hundred years!”….We Russians are sure you understand
our position, in other words…You first, then we’ll follow in
your foot steps, fair enough?
August 9th, 2008 at 7:09 am
Rabbi has been posting his racist bullshit in many topics lately… and for being so gosh darn “religious” he can’t seem to muster enough self righteousness to say the word “GOD”
On a different note let us all hope for everyone’s sake that this matter is resolved as quickly and as peacefully as possible
August 10th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Hi all,
I hope Alex can get someone on his show direct from Georgia ! I am sure there is a reporter to be found that speaks English and give him some details what is happening ! ?
August 11th, 2008 at 7:18 am
Here it comes…. PDD51 and Rex 84….. Longer live the Fuerer, Death to…”Zilons” or the end of everything,, suicide is “painless” http://www.infowars.com/?p=3879