“The people of Georgia have cast their lot with the Free World.
And we will not cast them aside.” In clear and uncompromising
terms, President George W Bushexplains why the United States of
America supports Georgia, criticizing Russia’s incursionand
insisting South Ossetia will remain with Georgia. Some brief
excerpts transcribed from the video … … Georgia’s sovereignty
and territorial integrity must be respected. Moscow must honor
its commitment to withdraw its invading forces from all Georgian
territory. … Georgia has become a courageous democracy. … Since
the Rose Revolution in 2003 the Georgian people have held free
elections, opened up their economy, and built the foundations of
a successful democracy. …. Georgia has sent troops to
Afghanistan and Iraq to help others achieve the liberty that
they struggled so hard to attain. To further strengthen their
democracy, Georgia has sought to join the free institutions of
the West. … Unfortunately, Russia has tended to view the
expansion of freedom and democracy