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Date: 2008-09-17 (Wednesday)
Georgia would be an ideal bridgehead for a U.S. invasion of Iran
Russian intelligence had obtained information indicating that the Georgian military infrastructure could be used for logistical support of U.S. troops if they launched an attack on Iran.
-- Dmitry Rogozin, Russia's NATO envoy, at a news conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels






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