Meanwhile Cheney's in Georgia shaking the Russian bees nest

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http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSL3667821._CH_.2400

Cheney offers support for Georgia, slams Russia

By Noah Barkin and Tabassum Zakaria

TBILISI, Sept 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney vowed on Thursday to stand by Georgia in its showdown with Russia, calling Moscow's military push into the ex-Soviet state an "illegitimate" act that cast grave doubt on its reliability.

Cheney, a hawk and one of Moscow's harshest critics, is the highest ranking U.S. official to visit Georgia since Tbilisi tried to retake the breakaway region of South Ossetia by force in early August and was overwhelmed by the Russian military.

His typically strong comments are likely to rile the Kremlin which has accused Washington of fuelling tensions by emboldening Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, a U.S.-educated lawyer with close ties to President George W. Bush's administration.

"After your nation won its freedom in the Rose Revolution, America came to the aid of this courageous young democracy," Cheney told reporters, referring to the peaceful revolution in 2003 which brought Saakashvili to power.

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1. How long is that old reptile going to be over there?