US Watched as a Squabble Turned Into a Showdown
	
		
			19 Aug 2008
		
		Submitted by: marc   Publisher: 
The New York Times
	 
	
		The US seemed to have missed-or gambled it could manage-the depth
of Russia's anger and the resolve of the Georgian president to
provoke the Russians. Both Democrats and Republicans misread
Russia's determination to dominate its traditional spheres of
influence.
	
	
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