Posted AT 5:06 AM EST on 18/08/08
Will Saakashvili be a casualty of his own tactics?
TBILISI — With his country trounced and still occupied by Russian troops, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili's own political future might soon be called into question, opposition figures say.Three days after the President reluctantly signed a peace truce to end a bloody conflict with Russia, there are grumblings about the wisdom of Mr. Saakashvili's decision to pick a fight with his mighty neighbour.
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