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A war that could have been avoided!
Gulf News
17/08/08

"...This was an avoidable war. Weak Western diplomacy failed to prevent it - similar to what happened in Sarajevo. And now that US and Polish officials have signed a deal for Poland to host a missile system on its territory, things have become even more tense.

This kind of provocation, in this day and age, is highly dangerous. Just as the US wouldn't tolerate Russian missiles in its neighbourhood, so too Russia.

Besides, comments made by Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday that Georgia is on a clear path to Nato membership do not help either. No one wants a return to a Cold War-style confrontation; all parties must adopt a diplomatic approach, and desist from unilateral actions.

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