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Why U.S. Stance In Georgia Is 'Delicate'

NPR | By Mike Shuster,

Alex Chadwick

Published August 13, 2008 at 1:00 PM EDT

The U.S. is sending military planes with humanitarian aid to Georgia. If not entirely historic, it's a delicate moment, says diplomatic correspondent Mike Shuster. There is a potential for miscalculation and mistake, he adds.

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Mike Shuster is an award-winning diplomatic correspondent and roving foreign correspondent for NPR News. He is based at NPR West, in Culver City, CA. When not traveling outside the U.S., Shuster covers issues of nuclear non-proliferation and weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and the Pacific Rim.

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Alex Chadwick

For more than 30 years, Alex Chadwick has been bringing the world to NPR listeners as an NPR News producer, program host and currently senior correspondent. He's reported from every continent except Antarctica.

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