[Antoninus]

Tblisi is not worth starting WWIII over. Also consider the fact that Georgia started this by sending in an armored column into SO and fired on Russian peacekeepers.

So what you're saying is that it's complete coincidence that the Russians had an armor column ready and waiting to invade SO on the opening night of the Olympics?

Do we look THAT stupid?

This action was planned far in advance.

[Centurion2000]

So what you're saying is that it's complete coincidence that the Russians had an armor column ready and waiting to invade SO on the opening night of the Olympics?

Do we look THAT stupid?

This action was planned far in advance.

I'm not saying it wasn't planned far in advance. This is Russia's biggest military deployment outside its borders in 20 years since Afghanistan. I'm saying that we do not have a dog in this fight. The EU has a massive interest in this (strategic oil pipeline) but the United States of America doesn't.