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President Bush promises aid to Georgia.

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Grim-faced at the White House today, President Bush said an American plane is on its way to Georgia

with relief in the aftermath of Russia's invasion. He said the Pentagon will launch a humanitarian

mission involving both aircraft and naval forces. He demanded that Russia keep the supply lines open.

Moscow has angrily denied claims that it's violated the ceasefire. On to the point, will the Pentagon's humanitarian effort

require troops on the ground? Will Washington try to punish Moscow diplomatically? We'll look for

answers to those questions and also talk with top advisors to John McCain and Barack Obama.

First, here's the news.

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Hello again. Warren. I'll be back with To the Point. President Bush has put the U.S. squarely on Georgia's side in its fight with Russia,

promising ongoing humanitarian aid back with aircraft and naval forces. How will the next president handle the issue?

On To the Point later on, we'll talk with advisors to the McCain andama campaigns. First, we want to tell you what's going on now. Condoleezza Rice is on her way to Brussels to talk with the NATO command. In Paris, she will meet with Nicolas Sarkozy, who is current president of the European Union. From there, she'll go to Tbilisi to show America's solidarity with President

Mikhail Sarkas Vali. As the president announced her mission, he also said that humanitarian aid

is already underway. A USC-17 aircraft with humanitarian supplies, it's on its way. And in the days

ahead, we will use U.S. aircraft as well as naval forces to deliver humanitarian and medical supplies.

President Bush at the White House today. We'll hear more from him later. Julian Barnes reports from the Pentagon for the Los Angeles Times.

Julian Barnes, good to have you on our program.

Thanks, Robin me.

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