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From the BBC (2009): "
Georgia started unjustified war"
The war in Georgia last year was started by a Georgian attack that was not justified by international law, an EU-sponsored report has concluded. (Google: “Georgia started unjustified war”)
The head of the E.U. investigation into the war (the official investigative body of the war), Heidi Tagliavini, stated this clearly in October 2009:
“In particular, there was no massive Russian military invasion under way, which had to be stopped by Georgian military forces.
Additionally, the official report by the Council of the E.U. states:
“The shelling of Tskhinvali by the Georgian armed forces during the night of 7 to 8 August 2008 marked the beginning of the large-scale armed conflict in Georgia,”
Read the official E.U. report and you’ll see that what you’ve been told about the Georgia - Russia war is yet another lie by the corrupt media no different than Iraqi WMD or Iranian nuclear weapons program.
I ask Democrats to please stop repeating this falsehood which is being used to push for yet another war (and more military spending) that the world absolutely does not need and cannot afford.