Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Colin Powell Dismisses McCain on Georgia Russia Conflict.



Colin Powell dismisses McCain's reading of the Georgia/Russia conflict. McCain has always insisted that it doesn't matter how this started but that Russia's reaction was "disproportionate". Powell points out that it does matter who started it and that it was foolish of Saakashvili to do so.



SESNO: So you're saying the Georgians provoked this?

POWELL: They did. I mean, there was a lot of reasons to have provocations in the area, but the match that started the conflagration was from the Georgian side.

AMANPOUR: And yet...

POWELL: And that's a given.

AMANPOUR: And some debate in the presidential elections has basically been, "We are all Georgians now." What does that mean? It's the same as was said after 9/11.

POWELL: One candidate said that, and I'll let the candidate explain it for himself.

(LAUGHTER)

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