PDA

View Full Version : Russia blames US for Georgia conflict


Leomhann
Aug 28th, 2008, 04:51 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7586605.stm


Mr Putin told CNN US citizens were "in the area" during the conflict over South Ossetia and were "taking direct orders from their leaders".
Now I really want to know how they came up with this.
Puddle
Aug 28th, 2008, 06:36 PM
WTF?
:picard:
Is Putin Snortin Coke with bush again?
Leomhann
Aug 28th, 2008, 07:18 PM
Lookies like it.
MeleeMe?
Aug 28th, 2008, 09:15 PM
He is right. US citizens were in the area and their order from their leaders were "RUN MOTHERFUCKERS!!"
Cheeto
Aug 29th, 2008, 05:14 PM
Russia is famous for propoganda. They were recruiting soldiers left and right who wanted to go into Georgia because they were convinced there were US troops there they could fight.
The Good King Bad
Aug 29th, 2008, 07:29 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7586605.stm


Mr Putin told CNN US citizens were "in the area" during the conflict over South Ossetia and were "taking direct orders from their leaders".
Now I really want to know how they came up with this.
Green Berets began training the Georgian military since at least 2002, which usually happens anytime a country is applying for NATO membership. I believe Marines took over after some point in time and there was a mention of US troops being on the ground when the invasion began but what they did during the invasion was either irrelevant or not made official. They probably came up with this for the average Russian and the reality of this implication outside of Russia was probably not too important to Moscow.