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Article: Saakashvili in Washington; U.S. should help Georgia on South Ossetia.(OPED)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- August 6, 2004
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Byline: David J. Smith, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili is in town seeking U.S. help to deal with the Russian-backed breakaway province of South Ossetia. He is counting on Washington because of its strong record of support for Georgian sovereignty. Mr. Saakashvili should go home with American backing for South Ossetia's peaceful return to Georgian administration under the rule of law that protects all citizens.
A tad smaller than Rhode Island, with perhaps 70,000 remaining residents, South Ossetia lies on the south slope of the Caucasus Mountains, across from the Russian Autonomous Republic of North Ossetia. As the ...