Putin: U.S. started the Georgian war to help McCain

Posted By Joshua Keating Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 3:16 PM Share

Vladimir Putin's made it fairly clear over the last few years that he's not all that concerned about his popularity in the West. Still, it's strange to see the normally well-spoken prime minister descend to Ahmadinejad-level paranoid bombast:

"The suspicion arises that someone in the United States especially created this conflict with the aim of making the situation more tense and creating a competitive advantage for one of the candidates fighting for the post of US President."

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August 29, 2008

War in Georgia

Yes, and this is sad. It is not first time United States did it. It looks like there is always some economical interest. I happened in past and I am sure it will happen in the future again. M.Z from Europe

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