Да, это правда.
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It would be difficult even for Washington to accede to a Georgian request for transport aircraft to bring Georgian combat troops home from Iraq without looking as though it was involving itself directly in an armed conflict with Russia.
P.S. Вот хороший источник независимой инфромации. Про войну в Осетии там ещё не написали, но, уверен, скоро напишут:
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