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!
It's good to see you admit that!
... Russian "peace keepers" and S. Ossetian separatist militia forces were launching attacks into Georgian towns outside the Ossetian border...
That's a new one. Did you just think it up? Source?
... harrassing and killing ethnic Georgians living in the Ossetian region.
It would appear that that is true, but Georgians were in turn harrassing and killing south Ossetians.
But what did Saakashvili say about all this in his speech on Georgian TV?
I would like to directly address those people who are at this moment shooting peaceful civilians and Georgian police forces.Rather than sticking to his words, he launched a brutal preplanned attack on civilian areas. Had he wanted to stop South Ossetians from firing on Georgian villages, he could have ordered Georgian forces to engage in suppressive fire and counterbattery fire.You have been shooting during the last several days and especially in the last several hours.
I want to declare with full responsibility and confess that several hours ago, in my capacity as Commander in Chief of Georgia, I issued a very painful order directing all Georgian police forces and other units under our control not to return fire, even if they face intensive bombing.
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I have been proposing and I am proposing Russia act as a guarantor of South Ossetian autonomy within Georgia [I guess they did!].
Saakasvili's immature attack went against the wishes of the United States! Everything flowed from that decision! Are we better off because of it? is the BTC pipeline more secure?