Originally posted by BartsThe russians were already in South Ossetia, have been for years. Georgia started the war....what did they expect Russia to do ? say sorry, and leave politely ?
They attacked rebels in their own country and suddenly Russia invades. You may not agree with what the Georgians did, but to think the Russian invasion is justified is a whole other matter.
Originally posted by infomastIt's useless with you, you just repeat like a parrot the Kremlin's official press releases. Either you are brain washed by your own oligarchy or, as I suspect, you are part of it in some way, e.g. daddy makes lots of cash thanks to the corrupt regime or can go once a year to Helsinki for shopping at Stockman thanks to job at the government.
Arguments shouldn't be swallowed, they should be refuted if one can do it. "Submarines in the North Pole, jets invading air space of neighbors, etc." certainly have nothing to do with the topic but if you insist. Expedition to the North Pole was a scientific one and Russia said that its claims on some underwater resources will not be unilateral but will be ...[text shortened]... definitely there isn't and wasn't systematical violation of any Russia's neighbors space.
Even better, I'll join you if you just can't accept the historical facts of Russia as a predator country, a cancer for the region:
- Russia is the greatest nation on earth
- Russia is the supreme race
- Russia should have never lost its empire
- Russia should rule the world
- Russia is saint and innocent
- Russia kicks ass
Ah, I already feel better! I can't wait for the Red Army to try again to conquer Finland! Wow!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Russia
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Originally posted by SeitseYou could easily replace America or Britain in that list....or Israel for that matter, who sold Georgia a lot of it's weapons.
It's useless with you, you just repeat like a parrot the Kremlin's official press releases. Either you are brain washed by your own oligarchy or, as I suspect, you are part of it in some way, e.g. daddy makes lots of cash thanks to the corrupt regime or can go once a year to Helsinki for shopping at Stockman thanks to job at the government.
Even better, I' gain to conquer Finland! Wow!
[b]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Russia[/b]
Evidently, these two links support the assertion that the paramilitary units came from the north first. Notice the date on the first one, it mentions them on Thursday, well before Georgia starting fighting:
http://www.kommersant.ru/doc.aspx?DocsID=1009497
Here is the other:
http://www.gazeta.ru/news/lenta/2008/08/05/n_1252317.shtml
I don't think Bablefish does a very good of a job on translating these.
Originally posted by EladarRussian troops moved in to protect peace keepers in the region, Russian "peace keepers" that had been there for years.
Evidently, these two links support the assertion that the paramilitary units came from the north first. Notice the date on the first one, it mentions them on Thursday, well before Georgia starting fighting:
http://www.kommersant.ru/doc.aspx?DocsID=1009497
Here is the other:
http://www.gazeta.ru/news/lenta/2008/08/05/n_1252317.shtml
I don't think Bablefish does a very good of a job on translating these.
Bottom line....Georgia should've waited, they don't have right on their side right now.
Russian troops moved in to protect peace keepers in the region, Russian "peace keepers" that had been there for years.
No, the Russian troops moved in only after Georgia attacked. Georgia attacked because the Russian peace keepers were not doing their job and were allowing large number of paramilitary troops to enter the region from Russia.