Interview with Richard Armitage
Published: 22 August, 2008, 15:01
TAGS: Interview
Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage says he's convinced Washington didn't encourage Georgia to start the war.
“It seems to me that [Georgian President Saakashvili] wouldn't have done this . without feeling that he had some backup. I think there must have been miscommunication because I'm sure the US administration would not tell him to go ahead,” said Armitage.
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