[F-117A]

According to one of the panel experts in the AEI briefing, no one thought that the Russians would move during the Olympics.

The Russians moved during the Olympics because Georgia launched a massive attack on civilian areas of South Ossetia during the Olympics. But, you already knew that. You fail to mention it because it doesn't fit your propaganda!

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The poster I was responding too, wanted to know why our intel services, who knew about the Russian buildup of forces, did not expect the Russians to be moving those forces. I posted a response with one possible explanation for that dilemma. No need to discuss what actually triggered Russia to invade a small neighboring country with an overwhelming prepositioned force.

[F-117A]

Christopher Hitchen's is try to rewrite history by claiming the Kosovo was never part of Serbia.

In fact, Kosovo has never been recognized internationally as part of Serbia. It was only ever recognized as part of Yugoslavia, and with the liquidation of that state Serbian claims upon its territory became null and void.

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[TigersEye]

The Russians moved during the Olympics because Georgia launched a massive attack on civilian areas of South Ossetia during the Olympics. But, you already knew that. You fail to mention it because it doesn't fit your propaganda!

Georgia launched a massive attack on civilian areas of South Ossetia during before the Olympics because Russian "peace keepers" and S. Ossetian separatist militia forces were launching attacks into Georgian towns outside the Ossetian border and harrassing and killing ethnic Georgians living in the Ossetian region. But, you already knew that. You fail to mention it because it doesn't fit your propaganda!