Question by Ben Thayer, Don Thatt: Why did Georgia pick Ossetia to bomb & get the time to kill 2000 in response to Russia attacking them?
If Russia were first attacking Georgia, Georgia couldn’t get mobilized fast enough to both defend themselves from a Russian invasion and to fly to Ossetia’s capitol to bomb out their infrastructure, hospitals and security forces.
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Answer by Freedom Guy
get your facts straight…
“In the middle of July, the United States held joint military maneuvers with Georgia immediately outside of the Georgian capital. The South Ossetians waited until the U.S. military force (approx. 1500 Marines) left Georgia, at which time they started launching small attacks across their border against Georgian troops. It was designed to induce a reaction from the Georgian military, and that’s exactly what happened.”
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NickNika says
Russia is trying to save the influence on Post soviet Republics, but these republics invaded 90-70 years ago Know know price of Russian hegemony and slavery and are trying to escape it by becoming NATO members, they hope that NATO will Protect them.
If you See National Interests Of Russia, Proved By Duma in 2001 you'll see on statement, that Russians National interest is to become center in multipolar World and spread its influence on Caucasus, Eastern Europe and they central Asia.
In fact National interests of Post soviet Countries (about becoming NATO members) intervenes with Russians National Interest and that causes Conflict (war). If these countries Become NATO member than Russia won't have any influence and will lose it's national interest, that is most important think for any country.
Russia Claims to be Democratic (according to Freedom house it's democracy level is quite Poor and is falling every year),so it can't just go in another country and invade it (spread influence by putting there puppet government) and is seeking for reasons or Creating Reasons. Russia Provocated Georgia By killing it's Soldier in S. Ossetia conflict Region and by shooting Georgian Villages in the Region. Georgian government lost Temper and responded on aggression. Russia had already prepared militaries as was planning this provocation long before and began invading Georgia, it's main Roads, Railways, ports..
Russia Hoped to:
1) Overthrow Democratic government and put their puppets Loyal to PutMed.
2) Underline the fact that it has a power and Russians Militaries are strong enough to conquer a country (in this case Tiny Georgia)
3) Show Nato that they are to accept Country with serious threats that puts hole Nato to threat and in this way frighten tham.
4) To Show the world that only pipeline that doesn't cross Russia and goes to Europe through Georgia isn't as safe as thay sought.
Russia is becoming Evil Empire and if it won't be able to satisfy it's ambitions and appetite as a revenge probably will become partner with Iran and N. Korea (they sell lot's of Armour already there)
serenely, soMEone says
I'm not defending Russia as 'innocent'. But, the people of S. Ossetia voted 95% for independence less than 2 years ago. Their voices have been ignored.
"On Sunday 12 November 2006, South Ossetians went to the polls to vote in a referendum regarding the region's independence from Georgia. The result was a "yes" to independence, with a turnout above 95% from those among the territory's 70,000 people who were eligible to vote…"?
I'm still trying to figure this mess out.
I don't defend the position of either Obama or McCain as I'm a Constitutionalist. And would have to get a PhD to really understand Russia, Georgia, North Ossetia, South Ossetia, Tbilisi etc.
But based simply on their determination and de facto declaration of independence from Georgia, S. Ossetians should be respected.
Marcelo L says
Georgia promised a ceasefire first but then 3 hours later sent a huge attack against South Ossetia with rockets and tanks. They even killed OSCE observers and Russian peacekeepers who were legally stationed there under a 1994 UN-agreement.
It took Russia a full 24 hours to send the first troop reinforcements into South Ossetia to back up the peacekeepers and resist the Georgians whose military was busy slaughtering civilians.
By the time the Russians arrived there had already been 1400 dead on the South Ossetian side, killed by Georgians.
Obviously there can be no way anymore for Ossetia to live inside Georgia, and the next step is to give South Ossetia full recognition as an independent and sovereign state just like Kosovo.
pizzballpete says
their are a few articles, one clip that shows Gorbachev on Larry King explaining how the Georgians and the United States and the UK. provoked the Georgians to start up this conflict~!
these Neo-Cons do not want to give up power, and will shed any-ones blood that is in there way to keep it~!
McCain has paid people and long-term plans with Georgian Politicians, and we have been setting up permanent bases all around the Middle East and surrounding and expand and squeezing the Russians~!
one article stated that an investigative reporter that was on the scene saw a Georgian Soldier throw a grenade into a basement full of women and children that were hiding out of the way~!
these are true facts and statements in the News, not any Fag-waving propeganda~!
The Sheriff is Near says
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You need to get your facts straight before you write trash! If you want to protect Russia,go join their army! Traitor!
Conspiracy Buster says
Get your facts straight.