The United States Shares the Blame for the Russia-Georgia Crisis
American blunders fostered the situation, and now the United States will pay a high global price
Posted August 12, 2008
A displaced woman from the town of Gori breaks down in tears while fleeing the South Ossetia bordering region. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a halt to the military offensive against Georgia after the army staged new strikes against its neighbor. 'I have taken the decision to end the operation to force Georgian authorities into peace,' Medvedev told defense chiefs at a meeting on the South Ossetia conflict. (Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images)
