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[0:16] ..." and in the last couple of weeks there have been tit for tat military. Exercises and activities and so opposite -- between the two sides of this is not suddenly the a military move out of the blue on the part of the Russians. Anymore then the movement on the part of the georgians militarily with substantial forces. Into this local capital's city in -- Lisette -- last night or yesterday. Is out of the blue the problem is that it's now escalated to the point where there's the danger of substantial military engagement. Between Georgian military forces with tanks and aircraft. And we similar capabilities on the Russian side."...
[1:07] ..." that is the capital of Georgia and or. Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin in Moscow want this. To get out of control I think each is pushing its own political agenda and has been willing"...
[0:00]" What we have seen over the last month both in -- in another breakaway territory that's part of Georgia -- of Bosnia have been a series of military skirmishes with -- Half a dozen -- dozen deaths on both sides are now more than a month and in the last couple of weeks there have been tit for tat military. Exercises and activities and so opposite -- between the two sides of this is not suddenly the a military move out of the blue on the part of the Russians. Anymore then the movement on the part of the georgians militarily with substantial forces. Into this local capital's city in -- Lisette -- last night or yesterday. Is out of the blue the problem is that it's now escalated to the point where there's the danger of substantial military engagement. Between Georgian military forces with tanks and aircraft. And we similar capabilities on the Russian side."
[1:00]" Are we talking about another possible war."
[1:03]" I think neither side neither the political leadership in to police -- that is the capital of Georgia and or. Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin in Moscow want this. To get out of control I think each is pushing its own political agenda and has been willing to risk doing so by using military force but with the expectation that -- be able to control it."
[1:27]" Just for clarification because you're saying they're really not fully engaged it sounds like what on the outskirts there these skirmishes. But but the main. Our artillery is still what miles and miles apart but."
[1:40]" Tanks -- the artillery -- not within range of one another at this point so far as one can tell the aircraft obviously 'cause they've moved very quickly. And it's it's. The georgians have aircraft of their -- as well as anti aircraft from the ground which is what they were using. Yesterday. It's not clear house to house sizable these air operations are but. In terms of on the ground military engagement. That hasn't happened yet and one certainly hopes that it doesn't happen."
[2:12]" How much is this build up in hostilities or this. Climax. In hostilities due to the fact that Georgia pushed to join NATO last year."
[2:21]" I think that has colored without question in the Russian attitude toward Georgia and and it is used. The breakaway territories and their their movement. Both -- an audience opposite he would exercise some pressure but this is the complicated story and there are other things are also moving in this direction that is an important element so."
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