What did they do -- blow up a few bombs? Militarily the "insurgency" compared to the US Military was never more than a flea compared to an elephant. President Bush had the political will to demonstrate that fact, but it was always the objective reality, no matter who won the 2004 election.
The same is true in Georgia, only more so. Unlike the US in Iraq, Russia is fighting on their own doorstep. The "insurgents" in this case are pro-Russian. The Ossetians want to be part of Russia, not Georgia.
So you want to send weapons to Georgia so that they can fight the Russian military and the native population of Ossetians? And why is this something other than madness?
No, the Ossetians who are not slavic,or Christian, but muslem, with a linguistic tie to Albainian want to be part of a Ossetian national group North Ossetia in Russia. The Georgian part of Ossetia (south Ossetia) held a plebisite and voted to join with the Russian part. And their effort was being put down by the Georgian government.They do not consider themselves “Russians” per se but “Ossetians” extending into a Ossetian AR (associated state). To them the Russian passport is nothing more than a piece of paper. Abkazia was a different problem, and was invaded by the Russians because of oil.
The MSM keeps repeating the Russian position .The irony is a greater Ossetia could be a problem for the Ruskys