On the list of countries not to confuse with the former Soviet republic of Georgia, Russia is probably high up.

But President Obama committed the flub on Monday while seated next to Georgia's president, Mikheil Saakashvili. Obama quickly corrected himself, avoiding what could have perhaps been a more serious diplomatic blunder.

The president slipped while discussing Georgia's 20th anniversary of independence -- from Soviet Russia.

"I think Georgia should be extraordinarily proud of the progress that is made in building a sovereign and democratic country. And one of the first things that I did was express my appreciation for the institution-building that's been taking place in Russia," Obama said.


He paused, and then added, "In Georgia."

Saakashvili, who speaks English, did not have any visible reaction to the mix-up, and went on to praise the Obama administration in his remarks. He seemed to be having a good day in Washington, with Obama reaffirming U.S. support for Georgia's aspiring NATO membership, as well as talking up the possibility of a free trade deal.

"I can tell you we are incredibly grateful as a nation for continued support and strong ... cooperation that we'll be getting from your administration and from the United States of America at every level," Saakashvili said. He added Georgia is "grateful" for U.S. support on NATO membership and other issues.

Georgia declared independence in 1991 after decades of Soviet rule. The country clashed again with Russia in 2008, in a dispute over two separatist regions. That clash came at the beginning of the 2008 general election campaign between then-Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain.

McCain later tried to use Obama's response to that conflict against him, criticizing Obama for calling for "restraint" on behalf of Georgia. Obama, though, actually called for restraint from both countries and later came down harder against Russia.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney on Monday also said Obama would "reconfirm U.S. support for the integrity of Georgia's territory," in a reference to those disputed regions.

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Just like the 57 states he visited in 2007.

Wow, if that is all we got to hold against the man, he is doing pretty damn good then.

Nope, but that's just today.

I agree with Dragonesss. Reelect Obama!

LOL, that might be the only legitimate one from his whole presidency...lol

Of course I haven't verified it, it probably came from Faux News Channel which makes the chances of it being true at least 50% less than from a regular news channel.

But if legit, we are still doing good even with all the lies told daily about him.

No wonder the dude didn't react.
He's seen all Barry Fraud's screw ups.

excellent example of all the lies told about Obama, Thanks.

They did forget some though, I am sure they will be posted here later.

Wasnt that crazy Mcain who wanted to "Bomb, bomb,bomb Iran? we would allready have lost ww3 had we elected Palin/Mcain.
Jesus just imagine how bad it would be right now