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It’s pretty clear from all sources - although I’ve seen anti Russian sources trying to obfuscate the obvious and hide the facts - that Georgia launched the offensive. It’s also clear that the overwhelming number of SOuth Ossetians want Georgia to get out.

You sould include the fact that South Ossetia is part of Georgia, just as San Diego is part of the United States, not Mexico. Per agreements to which Russia was a party. The Republic of South Ossetia has the about same status internationally as the Republic of Aztlan. To my knowledge no (few is OK, I'm sure Iran supports the Russian position, Ossetia is ethnic Iranian after all) governments would characterize Georgia's action as an "offensive", moving troops withing Georgia is the perrogative of the Georgian government. The presence of peacekeepers with Georgia's acquience is clearly a problem, and might justify a Russian reaction, but in no way an occupation, which is what we're heading for.

South Ossetia is NOT part of Georgia-—Georgia think it is because their own boy Stalin said so in the 1930s.

And this is crucial to understand the south ossetians themselves want nothing to do with Georgia

from wiki-—

According to the Tskhinvali election authorities, the referendum turned out a majority for independence from Georgia where 99% of South Ossetian voters supported independence and the turnout for the vote was 95%[8] and the referendum was monitored by a team of 34 international observers from Germany, Austria, Poland, Sweden and other countries at 78 polling stations[9].

You sould include the fact that South Ossetia is part of Georgia, just as San Diego is part of the United States, not Mexico. Per agreements to which Russia was a party. The Republic of South Ossetia has the about same status internationally as the Republic of Aztlan.

Exactly right.

However, Eleni won't "get" the significance of your comment.