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The country, not the state.
nobo:
I think the Georgian President was hoping to make a bold stand against Russia and was relying on immediate western intervention. I think he overplayed his cards and caused all sorts of suffering to his countrymen over something that could have been avoided.
RedLion:
You're right about that. But Russia had no business acting in the way it did. South Ossetia is part of Georgia under its internationally recognized borders. It illegally gave Russian passports to Georgian citizens in Ossetia so that, if Georgia ever did try to re-take Ossetia, they could do exactly what they did in this situation--claim that their citizens were under attack, thus justifying a no holds-barred invasion.
Hostilities have ceased now, but Russian troops are still in Georgian territory--not just Ossetia. Further, the terms for the ceasefire include allowing Russian soldiers to remain a beefed up presence in Ossetia. There were Russian "peacekeepers" in the enclave before, but not at the level Russia is now demanding. They've effectively annexed South Ossetia.
ViolentDove:
--- Quote from: Patrick on 11 Aug 2008, 23:33 ---Here's hoping the Russians stop being fuckbags and stop bombing Tbilisi. I want to see it intact if I ever visit.
--- End quote ---
This was pretty much my second response after the whole "Fuck war, I hope not too many people die etc."
Seriously, Georgia is an overwhelmingly beautiful country (in my opinion, anyways), and I've always wanted to go there. Shame it's mostly been unstable for the whole of my adult life.
normz:
I am going to admit that although I read the newspaper everyday and consider myself generally up to date with global issues, the only reason i found out about the conflict in georgia was watching the Olympics mens beach volleyball event with friends on a big screen in a bar and going 'who the fuck is GEO???.... I've never seen that flag before!' Hence my mobile phone was pulled out and a mixture of google and wikipedia bought me up to speed..... please don't judge me
waterloosunset:
Not your fault if the media don't care
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