Russia vs. Georgia (Page 1 of 3)

russian imperialism covered in do-goody rhetorics from every direction.

I've barely heard anything about it here in Sydney, only from foreign news sites

funkbox: not entirely true. for example france tried to pass an agreement in the un-security council for a immediate cease-fire but russia turned it down saying it included nothing about georgian agression-acts..

russia wont stop until saakasjvili is gone.

medvedev(putin) sure proved me wrong. PEACE LOVE UNITY RAVE.

I've tried to get up to date on this but it seems hard. Ive heard a bit about georgia from a girl i work with who been there for a longer period. She says their president lives in a big transparent dome of glass and on most corners there are posters hinting at the EU and georgias great relationship in a semi-dictatorial fashion. This isnt to put down georgia, but just to hint that the leaders of the country arent entirely what ou media makes it up to be. And certainly they are nothing against russian military power, but that shouldnt be the sole reason for not looking at it from the russian perspective. Again i dont have an opinion, its too complicated or me to get into. But its not looking good

I personally think we are hotting up for WWIII!!!!

Of course it's all about securing energy - iraq, georgia etc etc etc

and what's Britain doing? Sitting on the fence doing sweet f.a!

Shades of the late 1930s - it's on the cards - Global conflict - we were safer during the cold war!

My philosophy instructor used to say that philosophers should be in charge of running governments of the world. I'm thinking it's not such a bad idea. But who knows how it'll actually play out in reality.

this conflict is an old affair.
South Ossetia is pro-russian, it's the reason why Putin sustain them.

me too then...

georgia should think realistically and give up

Bush legalised with Iraq what Putin did in Georgia (only Saakashvili was provoked into attacking first). and since Kosovo was given sovereignety, South-Ossetia will now get it too. Putin is just using the same tactics as the west.