Not really. The Ossetians are ethnically related to Iranians, are however Christian. The only thing that "links" them to Russia is the Northern part of Ossetia, which is part of Russia. This is the same situation as Kosovo with reversed roles. Georgia has the right to defend it's soverignity. The precedent we set with Kosovo is biting us back. However the Georgians should not suffer because of our mistake. The S-Ossetian rebels are Moscow puppets. The Georgians should crush them, and we should not back down.
This is a replay of the Iran crisis 1946, when the Russians tried EXACTLY the same trick with the Azerbaijan province of Iran. The US gave Iran full backing, the Soviets withdrew, the Iranians crushed the commie rebels. This needs to be replayed in Georgia.
“...Georgia has the right to defend it’s soverignity...The S-Ossetian rebels are Moscow puppets...”
You seem to know your stuff SolidWood. And yes let’s have McCantor for Prez.