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U.S lecture is ultimate hypocrisy

Aug 17 2008 Elaine C. Smith

AMERICA'S hypocrisy over Russian troops in Georgia is jaw-dropping.

How dare George Bush lecture anyone on how to conduct themselves when the US is in Iraq and Afghanistan?

We remember what the US did to unseat Salvador Allende and replace him with the dictator Augusto Pinochet in Chile.

Bush actually said: "There is no room for regime change by force in the 21st century." Eh? Am I hearing right? Has the US suddenly had collective amnesia?

We all know the US and the rest of the West have encouraged the Georgian president with promises of Nato membership.

This let the Georgians think they could test out the Russians...and that has proved to be one huge mistake.

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