This is Russia’s golden opportunity to reincorporate Georgia into a re-coalescant empire. If Georgia is taken cleanly the other post Soviet states are openly in precarious positions. Russia will take them one by one. This little move could easily spill over into Armenia.
And Ukraine, and Azerbaijan, and the Baltic States, and Eastern Europe.
The end result of three administrations in a row run by absolute fools and their accolytes.
Couple of Question. Which country owns South Ossetia? Sound like South Ossetia(Georgia?) wants to join North Ossetia(Russia).
Is Russia defending a seccession attempt between North/South Ossetia?
We may not agree but if South Ossetia want to join Russia That is there business not ours.
From http://www.american.edu/ted/ice/ossetia.htm
“In September 1990, the Ossetians declared sovereingty under the USSR and in return, the Georgian government dissolved its recognition of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast. In January 1992, a referendum was held in Tskhinvali, the regional capital of South Ossetia, with a clear majority of the people supporting South Ossetia’s seccession from Georgia and joining Russia. The South Ossetian Supreme Council made these desires official after voting in favor of secession from Georgia to Russia on November 19, 1992.”