Sunday, August 10, 2008

Is Russia gunning for Saakashvili?

...so speculated Brian Williams and NBC News just a couple of minutes ago. Speculation is mounting- especially given the Russian rejection of the Georgian call for a cease-fire that Putin is looking to oust Saakashvili entirely, which would take this conflict to a whole other level entirely.

Russian air strikes are continuing to expand into Georgia proper- a naval blockade of the Georgian Black Sea Coast has gone up and, to top it all off, Abkhazian separatists are attacking Georgian forces in the Kodori Gorge, the only area of Abkhazia under Georgian control.

Where is this going to end? No where good, I'm afraid- if the speculation is right- and it's looking increasingly likely, then Russia is moving towards outright regime change in Georgia and what happens then is anyone's guess.

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