Saakashvili lambasts 'relentless enemy' Putin in TV phone-in

[Adsos Letter]

Source: AFP

TBILISI (AFP) - - President Mikheil Saakashvili Friday described Vladimir Putin as a "relentless enemy" of Georgia during a television show that curiously resembled the Russian prime minister's own live phone-in sessions.

"Georgia has not had such a relentless enemy as Putin since Shah Abbas," Saakashvili said, in reference to a 17th century ruler of Persia notorious in Georgia for having repeatedly invaded the country.

Saakashvili said Russia had sought to destroy the Georgian state during a brief war between the two countries in August over Georgia's rebel region of South Ossetia.

"Our enemy failed to reach its goal of annihilating the Georgian state," he said. "When the Georgian state will be strong we will manage, together with the international community, to restore our territorial integrity."

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20090124/twl-georgia-russia-conflict-politics-eco-6b0205e.html

[LakeSamish706]

1. I think this Saakashvili needs to be given a sanity test, he is over the top... n/t

[Captain Hilts]

2. Can he be more stupid and reckless? nt

[Idealism]

3. Poor Mischa, you have bought into neo-con world view

You don't always need to have an enemy for people to fear.

[Adsos Letter]

4. What.An.Ignorant.Fool....

He keeps this bloviating up and the Russians are likely to move a full division of mixed armor and infantry down there...what an irresponsible idiot.

[Codeine]

5. That would rather prove his point,

now wouldn't it?

[Adsos Letter]

6. Russia could easily claim they are beefing their defenses

against Saakashvili's stated desire to "restore our territorial integrity."