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Originally Posted by girldetective
They have allies, including the US.
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America is not now, nor has it ever been, Georgia's ally.
Russia is at no fault, to my knowledge. South Ossetia is 100% Russian. Hell, 96% of them have Russian passports. For years, there have been reports of Georgian troops razing villages and killing civilians. There are estimated numbers of 9,000 more dead because of this. Russia deployed peacekeepers recently to provide a show of force in the area. Georgia, possibly thinking it can create support for it's cause, attacked a local peacekeeping force, and killed 30 Russian Troops. Russia responded and kicked their ass. If anything, I say go Russia.
As for breaking Georgian borders, Vladimir Putin demanded that Georgian troops retreat and disband their weapons by Sunday. This did not happen, hence the invasion of Georgia. Is it me or does it seem as though mass media is making Russia at fault for this all?
Also, to anyone who has heard this, this is nothing like the Afghan-Russo war of 1979. I have heard this claim repeatedly on the news. Afghanistan was a small, neutral nation that was trading with Europe. The U.S.S.R. saw Afghanistan's importance, as the nation is rich in Oil and Natural Gas [about 5% of the worlds oil, and at that time 30% of Russia's oil pipelines ran through Afghanistan], and took them over with no provocation, as opposed to this situation where Georgia killed Russian troops and incited a war.