15 August 2008 Sir:I read with great interest the commentary by T. Ryan Whelan (“Plenty of Blame All Around,” 12 August 2008). While I fully agree with his position “that the threat of NATO expansion remains a chief worry of the Russian foreign policy establishment,” I think it is important to understand other factors behind the Russian action against Georgia. […]

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