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?

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

Originally Posted by Leomhann

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.