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Originally Posted by GeneralMao
Are you kidding me? International law? South Ossetia was and always has been Russian. Just because the Georgians grabbed it due to anti-Russian feelings with the fall of the Soviet Union doesn't mean it's theirs. Hell, the Ossetians are helping the Russian troops fight against the Georgian's. You want to talk about International law, let's talk about the fact that the Ossetians want to be under Russian control, and in that case, the truth comes out; Russia is currently liberating it's own territory.
There are no gray shades. Just the bs anti-Russian propaganda the news is constantly projecting.
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No, it is not debatable. You can't argue logic and hard facts. Russia had peacekeepers, they were attacked, they responded justifiably. It goes beyond that too. In the last 16 years, thousands of Russians have been killed, dozens of villages have been razed, and Russia has been provoked time and time again. But of course, if people knew that, then the Russians wouldn't seem so bad, would they?
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Fair enough points. I never said the Georgians were guiltless either. However, what IS debatable to me is whether or not it was justifiable action on the Russian's part. This obviously goes back a ways and is more complicated than we realize.
There hasn't been much anti-Russian bias so far. There has been good reporting on both (or three) side thus far. What I do know is that the Russian "peace keepers" shouldn't have been there in the first place. From all accounts, Georgia is a sovereign country and "South Ossetia" is part of Georgia. Therefore Russia's invasion and occupation of Georgia was a violation of Georgia's sovereignty. If you feel we are wrong here, then please, give us an explanation and walk us through it.
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Well, it looks like both sides has agreed to a cease fire. We'll see what happens from here.