From The Seattle PI:TBILISI, Georgia -- President Mikhail Saakashvili praised a joint military training program involving more than 1,000 U.S. Marines and soldiers at a former Soviet base Monday, amid heightened tensions with Moscow.
The effort, involving 600 Georgian troops, shows that Georgia has "the best trained and equipped army" in the strategic Caucasus mountain region, Saakashvili said in comments broadcast on Georgian television.
While the exercise was planned months ago, it followed sporadic clashes between Georgians and separatists in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, breakaway regions closely tied to Russia. And it comes amid friction over Georgia's bid for NATO membership, viewed by Moscow as hostile
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More News On Georgia And The USSR
US troops train Georgians amid tension -- AP
Georgians, Russians Exchange Angry Words At Security Council Debate -- Tirkish Weekly
Russia, Georgia spar in Security Council over rising tension -- Khaleej Times
Saakashvili calls on world to protect Georgia from creeping annexation -- Interfax
My Comment: The U.S. is being used as a tool by both sides in a conflict that has been going on for a long time.
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