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Article: Rumsfeld rightly attending to the Caucasus.(OPINION)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- December 5, 2003
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Byline: Brenda Shaffer
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. -- Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld made an unscheduled visit to the South Caucasus this week in response to the volatile situation in the Republic of Georgia which is resonating throughout the Caspian region.
The purpose of the visit is to bolster the US presence in the Caucasus and investigate ways to ensure regional stability as a safeguard to important US interests, such as the continuation of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil-pipeline project, and fly-over rights and refueling for aircraft bound for the Middle East and Afghanistan. In addition, the visit will promote the continued role of the states in the ...