Georgia Sacks Defense, Foreign Ministers After War

President George W. Bush and President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia, shake hands as they smile at cameras before the start of the afternoon session of the 2008 NATO Summit in Bucharest.
White House photo by Eric Draper

From Reuters:

TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian Prime Minister Grigol Mgaloblishvili dismissed the defense and foreign affairs ministers on Friday in a major shakeup following August's military defeat by Russia.

The changes come amid opposition criticism of President Mikheil Saakashvili's government and its loss in the five-day war that followed Tbilisi's military assault on its breakaway South Ossetia region.

"Changes need to be made in the sphere of defense," Mgaloblishvili told a news conference. "It is important to strengthen foreign policy and more experience is needed in this direction."

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My Comment: There should also be an election to see if President Mikheil Saakashvili have the confidence of the electorate.

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