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US, allies contemplating action against Russia

(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-08-18 11:24

The Russians say they're going to take their time in leaving the country that declared its independence in 1991.

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Konstantin Kosachev, chairman of the Russian parliament's foreign affairs committee, said Russian forces will be out of Georgia "sooner or later," but how much time it takes depends on how Georgia behaves.

Echoing Bush's call to withdraw US troops from Iraq depending on conditions on the ground, Kosachev said: "If I would ask you ... 'How fast the American forces can leave Iraq?' ... the answer would be, as soon as we have guarantees for peace and security there.

"The same answer would be toward this situation: as soon as we are assured that Georgians will not continue to use military force against South Ossetians and against Abkhazians."

Rice and Gates pressed the administration's case during appearances on five Sunday talks shows - Rice on "Fox News Sunday," CBS' "Face the Nation" and NBC's "Meet the Press," and Gates on ABC's "This Week" and "Late Edition" on CNN. Kosachev and Lugar also appeared on CNN.

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