Haaretz--Jewish Georgian minister: Thanks to Israeli training, we're fending off Russia

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Jewish Georgian minister: Thanks to Israeli training, we're fending off Russia
By Haaretz Service

Jewish Georgian Minister Temur Yakobshvili on Sunday praised the Israel Defense Forces for its role in training Georgian troops and said Israel should be proud of its military might, in an interview with Army Radio.

"Israel should be proud of its military which trained Georgian soldiers," Yakobashvili told Army Radio in Hebrew, referring to a private Israeli group Georgia had hired.

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"The whole world is starting to understand that what is happening here will determine the future of this region, the future price of crude oil, the future of central Asia, and the future of NATO," the Georgian minister added.

According to him, "every bomb that falls over our heads is an attack on democracy, on the European Union and on America."

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http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1010187.html

[fascisthunter]

1. lol

its like watching a bad sitcom

[billyoc]

2. I remember seeing the Merkava tanks on tow trucks limping out of Lebanon.

Those guys had Israeli training too. :rofl:

[BunkerHill24]

4. HAHAHA good one billyoc

[Diclotican]

6. billyoc

billyoc

To the Israeli Defense forces defense here.. Even an Merkava Tanks would not "survive" an RPG at close range. Hell even an MA1A2 Abraham's would not survive an RPG at close range.. Or at least be hurting so much that it to have to be towed out of the area by truck...

And the Israeli forces are very capable forces. Everyone I know who have worked with them says hey are highly professional with what they hare doing... And they are also very motivated for it too..

Diclotican

Sorry my bad english, not my native language

[DogPoundPup]

3. Article on this subject also in YNet news/'War in Georgia: The Israeli connection"

http://www.ynetnews.com/Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/CdaArticlePrintPreview/1%2C2506%2CL-3580136%2C00.html

[leveymg]

7. The YNet article, in particular, makes it clear that Israel has become a major player in Georgia

This vastly complicates the situation.

[bemildred]

5. Yep, we handed them Russians their asses, we did ... nt