MS. PERINO: Here in the United States and with our allies, I don't see an increase in the rhetoric. What I do see is unanimity for the sovereignty, the independence, and the territorial integrity of Georgia. And you've had strong statements, but I don't think that necessarily equates an escalation of the rhetoric. It's that people feel very strongly that territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence are to be respected. And in fact, throughout several U.N. Security Council resolutions, Russia has recognized the territorial integrity of Georgia. And so it's going back on its word. We also are very concerned because Russia continues not to be in full compliance with the agreement that it signed on to just two weeks ago.

And so we are going to continue to press. There will be consequences for Georgia, and I think that they -- I'm sorry, consequences for Russia -- and I think that this isolation that they are feeling throughout the world towards them is just one of those consequences, and there will be others.

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