Worst pullout ever

Posted By Blake Hounshell Friday, August 22, 2008 - 2:06 PM Share

It seems increasingly clear that Russian troops are not, in fact, pulling all the way out of Georgia:

Russian units said they had orders only to fall back as far as South Ossetia and some platoons were still dug in near roads outside Gori, while Russian troops bearing new peacekeeping badges dominated the main east-west highway, a key trading artery. A senior Russian official said Russian military checkpoints ringing South Ossetia would be permanent.

Moreover, it seems the Russian high command hasn't put much thought into the whole public diplomacy thing. Here are two more shots of Russian peacekeepers flipping Getty photographer Uriel Sinai the bird:

Uriel Sinai/Getty Images
Uriel Sinai/Getty Images
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TRAXTON

2:27 PM ET

August 22, 2008

Pullouts...

I hate it when they don't work.
 

KIDZIB

3:17 PM ET

August 22, 2008

I know...

...and deciding whether or not to keep the kid... it's tough.
 

TRAXTON

3:21 PM ET

August 22, 2008

Re: I know...

You mean deciding whether South Ossetia becomes its own country or joins Russia right? It is tough.
 

DRCOOLJ

10:53 PM ET

August 22, 2008

Ya im sure their are better

Ya im sure their are better ways to deal with these issues, say talking or using diplomacy. Whats wrong with this world. Jason Frovich from Supportcave
 

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