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Originally Posted by asaris
The problem, Tully, is that, unlike say Kosovo, everyone in the international community other than Russia thinks S. Ossetia shouldn't be independent. I mean, just look at a map -- it doesn't look like a separate county; it would still be almost completely surrounded by Georgia. Georgia sending troops into S. Ossetia may have been unwise, but it certainly was not an invasion of a sovereign country.
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All I'm saying is that Georgia basically fired the first volley here. There's a pretty long history of Ossetia trying to separate from Georgia:
BBC NEWS | Europe | Country profiles | Regions and territories: South Ossetia
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"just look at a map -- it doesn't look like a separate county" What does a separate country look like? IMO, maps and logic make strange bed fellows. If you just looked at a map you have to wonder why Alaska isn't part of Canada. Or why Hawaii isn't it's own nation (which it was until the US forcefully removed it's royal family.) Heck just look at a map of Europe, how many countries are completely surrounded by other countries? So I'm not sure why looking at a map would help with deciding what area of land belongs to what country.
From everything I've read, as always I could be wrong, it seems the South Ossetia people want to be independent. They voted to be independent. Seems to me what they want should be taken seriously.