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The media onslaught by the georgian president will perhaps diminish somewhat now -- hehe, they are probably planning how they should handle how the events panned out so quickly. Undoubtedly we will be further bombarded by propaganda in the days to come. Some signs of intellect in this process...

Well, I don't know how much of the Tkhsinval reporting that can be trusted. It will be interesting to see if some UN and EU investigators can get some insights into what really happened. Interestingly - some brought up the Israeli involvement in the attacks on South Ossetia in the other...

Russia chose the smartest option for Russia itself and for Europe's future in a seemingly impossible situation. The US is still the big winner from the destabilizing conflict - but maybe Russia can do some serious diplomatic work towards the Ukraine and Europe to contain some of the damage done...

It is pretty darn wonderful to be roaming the Internet and analyzing news stories and backgrounds - and then actually seeing the big picture despite all the propaganda and disinformation attempts that seem to prevail in the media. Nice to see logics and rationalizing efforts working - even in...

Wow, the latest from the russian president is that they will NOT push further into Georgia and will return to defend the minority regions. LOL - lets see if they also can get damage control under way here ... some hefty diplomatic activity is needed with Europe and the Ukraine to correct...

A possible more positive outcome for the minority people in the break-away regions of Georgia, as well as Europe and Russia itself - could be if Russia stopped further incursion into Georgia and showed the world media that their foremost interests are defending the civilian population that was...

I remember another poster on ET making me aware of organized posters and how they divert discussions into ridicule and personal attacks, as well as trying to change perceptions of participants of various "sensitive topics". Here is a small reminder of how various groups disperse their tactics...

The georgian leadership gains a united opposition against russian aggression. The support for the current leadership in Georgia was dwindling somewhat, and the president won the election by saying he would subdue the break-away regions. Longer term, Georgia will sacrifice some civilian...

Exactly. Russia would now be smart in overdoing their actions as much as possible. This would intimidate NATO further, and not to speak of the EU, but it could stem some of the tide in the Ukraine whose population shortly will be voting on NATO membership. After crushing Georgia, and...

areal, actually this will be a resounding success for the USA no matter how it ends. They gain to destabilize the region, weaken Russia, frighten the EU and strengthen support for NATO. Since there is a soon-to-be-held referendum in the Ukraine about NATO membership - this is playing out...

a_person, it's nothing to be proud of that Israel is helping Georgia kill civilian minorities in Ossetia and Abkahzia - that is just sick. In 1989 the ossetians and georgians had some conflict - the first since around 1920 - and russian troops went there to stabilize the situation. In 1990...

How does the Israeli navy do? Are they among the world's finest? How do Israelis do in winter conditions? How do Israelis do in mountainous areas or jungles? I do think the IDF is pretty limited on some fields of expertise, if I can beg your pardon, thank you. The Israeli interests in getting...

Ah, I got some more information about the Israeli interests in the region ... Apparently, Georgia is also strategic in stemming Iran's influence in the region. That explains a little more - but not exactly why Israel would favour Georgia attacking the civilian ethnic minorities - who are not...

All this will obviously do wonders for Russia-Israeli relations (irony) ... Other than destabilizing the region and poking at Europe - what can possibly Israel gain by helping Georgia attack the civilians in the ethnic minority regions? Anyone have some inkling on what is going on there...

Another loser in this conflict is the EU. The EU has a lot to gain with increased economic activity with Russia, and little to lose with a stronger Russia - economically that is. The EU seeks stability for Russia and all the regions close to Europe for continued growth. The "winners" are...

I agree with you on the stepwise provocations of/ticking off Russia, and Russia wanting to assert it's influence in the region. The main reason is Russia's concern for military/security influence so close to home. I do however, think that the obvious fallout of attacking the regions is a more...

Some strategies culminating towards the start of Georgia conflict ... It is feebily naive to think that there are no strategies behind the actions in Georgia - from all parties. While it seems that Abkhazia and Ossetia are ethnic groups different from the rest of Georgia (...

Of course it's impossible to predict the future, but it's possible to group some probable outcomes of the near future. The longer future is much more complicated to analyze with certainty. Well, what will happen after Georgia attacked the Abkhazia and Ossetia areas? What did the president of...

a_person, there you start with the personal attacks again ... :p If you read my other and longer post in the thread about "full scale invation of Georgia", you will see that I actually see the conflict as being rooted in long term manipulation of the parts involved in the conflict, and...

a_person, just curious - do you know anything about what the making up of Georgia is - ethnic groups etc.? ... since you are defending their attacks on the regions who have had separatist governments since 1992 and 1993, as concerns of regional integrity.