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title: President Bush's Rose Garden statement on the situation in Georgia (Washington, 11 August 2008)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/bush-rose-garden-georgia-statement-2008/
description: George W. Bush, in a navy suit and maroon tie, speaks at a lectern bearing the presidential seal in the Rose Garden, with a US flag at the right edge.
section: Collection
---

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# President Bush's Rose Garden statement on the situation in Georgia (Washington, 11 August 2008)

George W. Bush, in a navy suit and maroon tie, speaks at a lectern bearing the presidential seal in the Rose Garden, with a US flag at the right edge. The tell is the wording of the statement the photograph records: Russian action called a 'dramatic and brutal escalation', an 'invasion' of a 'sovereign neighboring state' and 'unacceptable in the 21st century'.

## Propaganda techniques used in this photograph

[Loaded language](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/loaded-language/)

## Full record

Region, Country, Medium, Issuer type, Regime, Leader, Audience, Purpose, Theme, Event, Source, Rights

## Text on the object

Checked for printed text: none found

Checked for printed text

No printed or legible text on this object (the statement is spoken; wording quoted in the notes).

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