John Edwards having sex is more important than the Ossetia disaster according to CNN international (headline case Edwards having an affair).

Edited by Roberts - 08-Aug-2008 at 23:10

Those were peacekeepers who legitemately were there with accordance with international agreements. It was indeed stupid to attack them. However, I'm afraid that the Georgian "Napolean" has complitely lost his mind.

Anyway the so called "Russian peacekeepers" are the former Soviet Union army (now Russia), which never left Georgia when it gained independence. Considering history I must say that Baltic states are quite lucky that Russian army left in 1994, otherwise we might still have them under honorably name "Russian peacekeepers".

The Georgians actually wanted to substitute Russian "peacekeepers" with "peacekeepers" from UN. Not surprisingly Russia was all against it, otherwise it wouldn't be able to control its business in Abhazia and South Ossetia.

In the end neither of sides really care for S. Ossetinian civilians - nor Russia, nor Georgia.
The real reason lies here.
Some months ago Georgia , Azerbaijan and Turkey signed treaty about international gas pipe between Azerbaijan and Turkey - it could break Russian position into Europe.


Edited by Roberts - 09-Aug-2008 at 00:04

Originally posted by Sarmat12   What you said about the pipeline but you must be an idiot to start the war in the manner Saakashvilli did it.

I don't believe that Saakashvilli with Georgia are the only ones involved there. This seemed like well designed plan attacking in the eve of Olympic games and obvious it provoked Russian invasion. There are probably bigger forces behind the scenes playing this game, Saakashivilli might as well be just a pawn.

Lets wait for tomorrow when the large states and organizations will come up with their commentaries.


Edited by Roberts - 09-Aug-2008 at 00:31

     Georgia most certainly set the spark that ignited this current situation, by briefly occupying parts of the South Ossetian capital in a pre-emptive strike. In my opinion Saakashvili was trying to crush Ossetia with a quick conquest of the S.O. capital, in order to start negotiations with Abkhazia in a position of strength. I think for Georgia, this conflict is more about Abkhazia. And at the same time and to a lesser extent, to try to impress NATO, and perhaps draw them closer to Georgia due to their anti-Russian stance.

^ good post by you and Pike.

The peacekeepers are a trip wire, and Georgia went in boots and all. If anything I would fall under the 'pro Chechen' camp in that region, but I think Georgia deserves what it gets. They are not the 'good guys' and i can assure you russian gas is more important to the EU than Tbilisi, winter is around the corner.

What is buccaneer Bush ( and other western lacky's)  going to say? respect national sovereignty and territorial integrity! they already have, but that was screwed right up in Kosovo. You reep what you sow.




Edited by Leonidas - 09-Aug-2008 at 05:14

Originally posted by Sarmat12  It's simply disgusting. And why did he put the flag of the European flag behind his back. He wants Europeans to justify his crimes? Such a hypocracy.

Probably as a propaganda move to show that Georgia and EU are together against Russia.

Some uninformed people might even think that Georgia is in EU.

Lack of UN reaction worsened Georgia-South Ossetia conflict - Russia

http://www.russiatoday.ru/news/news/28688

UN Security Council meets again over South Ossetia conflict
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777

He is complitely crazy. That's a fact. The bad think is that the Georgian people now have to suffer because of this mad man.

Why did Saakashvilli risk a Georgian-Russian war by invading South Ossetia?

This appears to be a risky move.

Did he for some unknown reason feel that Russian would not intervene?

Or he did receive prior USA/NATO secret backing?