Georgia Claims on Russia War Called Into Question »
Posted By Beau7890 1 year ago in News
Newly available accounts by independent military observers of the beginning of the war between Georgia and Russia this summer call into question the longstanding Georgian assertion that it was acting defensively against separatist and Russian aggression.
Instead, the accounts suggest that Georgia’s inexperienced military attacked the isolated separatist capital of Tskhinvali on Aug. 7 with indiscriminate artillery and rocket fire, exposing civilians, Russian peacekeepers and unarmed monitors to harm.
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HannibalBarca1 year ago
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That is not how I see it.
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Day one skeek and others told us what was happening, and had quotes from other countries to back their statements up.
Like Iraq, US media sold a bill of goods that was eaten up as true and those outside of US borders as socialist or Islamic rags.
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Progressive1 year ago
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Here's a more recent account:
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beavith11 year ago
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sure. called into question but unverifiable to anyone's satisfaction.
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what amuses me is that both stories (thanks for the link Prog) talk about South Ossetia (and Abkhazia) as if they were previously independent nations whose independence the Russians were magnanimously protecting.
as i understand it, Russia moved into the 'restive provinces' when Georgia applied for NATO membership. that treatment was doled out for not remaining in their 'sphere of influence.' what does russia think the date is? 1850?
don't blink folks. the russians would be just as thrilled to pull this same stunt on Ukraine. if they won't be part of greater Russia, they sure won't be independent or West looking.
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dissent1 year ago
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you understand wrong. both provinces were previously part of the soviet union and were not happy to be under georgia's jurisdiction. in the early 90s they chose not to be part of georgia and georgia moved in with full force in the exact same way back then. or have you forgotten that already? the south ossetians and abkhazians are pro-russian and hold russian passports. the georgians on the other hand are armed, trained and even uniformed by..... us. we are the ones doing the imperial expansion here, there and everywhere.
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Ratskii1 year ago
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In my imagination I envision a U.S. security post in the region on Aug 8th. The officers are looking at each other in shock with their mouths hanging open. "Saakashavili did what?"
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Of course later their reports would have to be rewritten to reflect the official White House doctrine.
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