McCain hit Obama on reaction to conflict in Georgia, but their president praised Biden today

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September 27, 2008

Georgian leader thanks Biden for supporting besieged nation

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili personally thanked Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden for flying to his country to show support during the Russian invasion last month.


"You came straight into the middle of the conflict. . . . That was very brave of you," Saakashvili told Biden before they began a private meeting here yesterday. "I certainly will not forget that, and my people are not going to forget it."


Saakashvili said the trip was even more remarkable because it came while Biden was being publicly mentioned as a leading candidate to become the running mate of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Biden traveled to the pro-Western former Soviet republic in his capacity as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; he was picked by Obama several days later.

Biden told the Georgian president, whom he has known since before he became president, "I was happy to do that and thought it was important to show American solidarity and support." Biden added that Russia must not be allowed to bring down a democratically elected government, that the U.S. and Europe should provide substantial economic aid to Georgia and that Russia should be penalized for its actions.


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