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jakeXT

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11. The clown in Georgia also started with the Olympics in 08
Mon Mar 3, 2014, 10:43 AM
Mar 2014

On the morning of 8 August, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who was in Beijing attending the 2008 Summer Olympics, condemned the Georgian government for aggression and breaking the Olympic truce, and that Russia would be compelled to retaliate.[91] By 09:30, President Medvedev convened an emergency session of government officials to consider Russia’s options regarding the conflict.[92]
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After the opening ceremonies in Beijing for the Olympics, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said to U.S. President George W. Bush that a real war had begun in Ossetia, to which Bush replied that no one wanted war, and Putin added that it is difficult to maintain peace in the Caucasus.[115]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russia%E2%80%93Georgia_war

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