Russia Ends Operations In Georgia?

Hmm, nothing like that was in my NYT this morning. Must check this out.

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When ya screw up your international prestige, and your inherent credibility, and military infrastructure and warriors, it leaves countries like Russia with a freer hand. If this is indeed a real live relatively humanely conducted, and brief interdiction, as that announcement bespeaks, we are witnessing the clear opportunity for that nation to assume the role of preeminent "moral authority", among the truly big boys, in the great game of world opinions.

Way ta go, fearless leaders, thank so much.

I don't know about this

I just got the alert in my NYT, which is obviously behind the BBC in timeliness. Medvedev has stated the military objectives are achieved and has ordered a halt to operations, while allowing its military to still fire on Ossetia.

It is sad all around.

Georgia has been a sore point for many years , i remember conflicts during the Soviet Union but i guess back than people didn't talk about , with the cold war and all...

I'm not so sure the US barging in to Georgia's rescue would have been taken as acceptable by anyone in the world, especially our allies. We spoke our piece to Russia and used verbal threats. As has been stated above, this is not exactly a "new" war, just new aggression. It's much like the middle east and the many countries there that live in war daily amongst themselves; there's not really a place for someone to come barging in right at the beginning of things.

I agree that it wasn't an act of anything more than to show force, aggression and prove a point. Not sure why it was needed as anyone can tell and see that Russia's troops are larger, stronger and definitely much better equipped. It's sort of like a high schooler going into a preschool class and proving their intelligence. The point is?

It's sad that Russia felt the need to do it all around but this isn't the first time they've had issues between the two countries. Russia has stood back and allowed many of their former countrymen show their muscles and not reacted too harshly. Something about Georgia is different. I'm not historically intelligent enough to figure it out but there's something different here.

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Georgia attempted to put itself under Uncles Sam's protective wing and then consolidate borders pre-Stalin, meaning ethnic Russian enclaves to go. Russia floated the trial balloon and sent a message: We will protect our national interest and exert our hegemony within our historical perspective. The Czarist-Russian imperial empire includes the Georgia and the entire region now leaning "west" as well as Ukraine, Belorussia, and as a dominent influence to the eastern borders of Poland. George's "missile defense shield" has had it's first serious warning, literal shot across the bow. Russia and the world has learned an important lesson: The US is no longer a viable deterrent and our rhetoric of containing dictators is just that. Russia will continue to exert itself and we will do nothing for we have neither the military, economic independence or national credibility.

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Georgia just wants free of Russian control. Unless helped, which will cause even more conflict.
Not going to happen. It is sad.

Despite all the back to the Cold War saber rattling, it seems the Russians and the Georgians are working out their own issues.

Ain't it just like America to condense complicated affairs into soundbites and demand that we rule the world.

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Something different.

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Yes, how soon the Right Wing dominated media in America forgets headlines such as these: Georgian tanks attack Tskhinvali Or this: Georgia launches offensive in South Ossetia

It's kind of important to remember who started this fight. Georgia, and moreover, Saakashvilli started this mess. Let them reap what they have sown.