War in Georgia; Escalation to Caucasus Not Unlikely

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/08/georgia.ossetia/index.html

Some reports claim Russia has already joined the fight; the Kremlin has stated that they will respond to Georgia's military operations in South Ossetia. A large war in the Caucasus region, that has been brewing since the collapse of the Soviet Union, seems likely at this time.

The Georgian president has declared that his country is at war with Russia.

I HOPE IRAN WINS

"Let's bomb Russia!"

-Kenny Everett


:-P

Okay, I still don't understand ow much a war in east europe can affect the rest of the world, since it was more obvious a nuclear war.

When gas and oil will disappear in your town - you'll understand.

I should move back to Venezuela then xD...

Cheap oil xD

i don't like, what BBC and CNN told about russian agression

Poor people.
I really hope it ends soon

Fuck the Russia.

Fuck fighting.

So, they're fighting over a stupid border dispute?

Meh.

I like it better when they fight over religious matters.

Can anybody explain to me the deal with this?

I understand that Georgia became independant of Russia, then Georgia wanted to own the other bit, and the other bit got pissed off and Russia sided with the other bit and bombs were thrown.

Is there any truth in that or did I make it up?

I wanted to be enligtened.

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Freya is quietly judging you. wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
I understand that Georgia became independant of Russia, then Georgia wanted to own the other bit, and the other bit got pissed off and Russia sided with the other bit and bombs were thrown.
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Georgia became independant of Soviet Union, not of Russia. Stop confusing Russia and USSR, Georgia was part of USSR as well as Russia with the same rights. South Ossetia became independat of USSR also and they didn't want to be a part of Georgia. This is how the war has started in the 90s. They both have asked for our help to make peace over there. We did. Now all agreements have been fucked by current Georgian government.

...not to mention Russian provocation by sending troops to the border region a number of days ago. Georgia has been trying to provoke a war in the hope of getting Western support (and the idiots in the American government have given them that), Russia has been trying to provoke a war to annex Abchazia and South Ossetia. Putin (and let there be no doubt that he is still in charge) is an overt Russian nationalist, who believes that all areas in which ethnic Russians live should be part of the Russian state.

In short: neither side is innocent here, so the Russian several posts up who is angry with remarks of "Russian aggression" is as misguided as the Georgian army chief.