[Canticle_of_Deborah]

Pootie is a true force to be reckoned with,he's sorta like a spurned husband who lost all of his assets in a divorce and now wants them all back at any cost.

More then just the money and material things. He apparently wants to also come back and beat his spouse a few more times.

and that cease fire agreement is about as effective as a restraining order.

[redgolum]

Indeed it is. It also hints that the Russian irregulars are not following orders very well.

The more I think of this, the more it looks like Russia just slapped the tar baby. They can't get out, and if the keep going they will end up facing us an the Turks. But we can't really support Georgia either without risking a nuclear war (which would happen).

I think that Russia wants to deescalate, but doesn't have enough control of her units to do so.