Actually, Russia had nothing to do with this choice. As reported, it appears that Georgia launched an offensive in South Osietta to try to take it back from the seperatist. Russia responded today by bombing the airbase in Tslit and rolling a column of tanks into South Osietta.
I have no doubt that the Russians are backing the seperatist, but they didn’t pick the specific day this went down, though I’m sure they were planning on this eventuality.
>>Georgia launched an offensive
Ah, a little factual clarity.
Plus Ossetia is culturally, ethnically Russian.
If Kosovo, why not Ossetia? Independence or Federation with Russia. Ditto Abkhazia.
It’s those pesky pipeline routes from Azerbaijan, for one.
Actually, Russia had nothing to do with this choice. As reported, it appears that Georgia launched an offensive in South Osietta to try to take it back from the seperatist. Russia responded today by bombing the airbase in Tslit and rolling a column of tanks into South Osietta.
I have no doubt that the Russians are backing the seperatist, but they didn’t pick the specific day this went down, though I’m sure they were planning on this eventuality.
Yeh, the Russians just happened to have tanks lined up on the border? They were mobilizing for this over that last couple months.
Absolutely right.
In fact, its a mystery how Saakashvili could have duped himself and his country into believing that he could launch an attack against russian troops, destroy their bases, and yet avoid massive and prompt russkie retaliation.
More yet, it is a mystery how he imagines that he can fool the US into a war with Russia! This war was his idea, and he can live with it! If youre planning to rely on other people to save your fanny when you toss it into the flames, at least be good enough to let em know in advance!
North Ossetia has a rather large muslim population.
Chechens could be trying to make a connection there.
The USA just needs to stay out of other countries business or call the mexicans and begin to turn over the South West.
We had no business in Serbia and now we have loons wanting the USA get in this fight.