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Old 08-21-2008, 12:29 PM   #79
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Re: russia/ georgia

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But [Colonel Christopher Langton, Senior Fellow at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies] said Russia's campaign in Georgia left many questions about its military capability unanswered.

"There is no way they could say from this operation that they are capable of carrying out operations against something as sophisticated as NATO forces," he said. "It wasn't a serious test for them."

Georgia war shows Russian army strong but flawed | U.S. | Reuters
Good article.
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