Bush declares ultimatum as Russia continues to advance

Finally the West and the US in particular is saying enough is enough over the conflict between Russia and Georgia.

President Bush has accused Moscow of

trying to overthrow the elected government of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili

and warned that a

dramatic and brutal escalation" of Moscow's push into the smaller country would jeopardize its relations with the West

Bush returning from his trip to the Olympics continued

"I am deeply concerned by reports that Russian troops have moved beyond the zone of conflict, attacked the Georgian town of Gori and are threatening Georgia's capital of Tbilisi

There appears no let up in the fighting as the conflict moves into a fifth day,the Guardian reports that

Vastly outnumbered by the Kremlin's ground forces and airpower, the Georgian government announced it was pulling back its troops to defend the capital Tbilisi against a feared Russian onslaught. Washington accused the Kremlin of long preparing an invasion of Georgia with its "aggression that must not go unanswered."

and the BBC is reporting that

Russian forces have entered Georgia from the breakaway region of Abkhazia, as the conflict between the two neighbours appears to be broadening.
Moscow said troops had raided the town of Senaki to destroy a military base. It later said they had left the town.