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**baronaaba** · 08-10-2008, 12:14 AM

This is a no win situation for Georgia, even if it's forces are highly trained they stand no chance against Russia. I think it was foolish of Saakashvili to attack South Ossetia. Putin will use this to teach Georgia a very painful lesson and the world and Georgia's darling ally US will not be able to do anything. Saakashvili as a graduate of NY's Columbia University is actually a lawyer but he has been often accused of rash decisions which is what we see now.

Georgia needs to somehow get Russia to stop this conflict now otherwise their economy and their government will be destroyed.

Russia already bombed the port of Poti haulting commerse into Georgia, now they cut all air links, soon they will destroy all of Georgia's command and control infrastracture leaving the county open for a coup by Russian backed hardliners.

Just watch, Putin will use this as the case for taking back all of ex Soviet states that have been "lost" to the west (Ukraine, Moldova, Azerbaijan etc..)

The real cold war has just started.

08-10-2008, 12:14 AM	#3
baronaaba Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 547 Senior Member	This is a no win situation for Georgia, even if it's forces are highly trained they stand no chance against Russia. I think it was foolish of Saakashvili to attack South Ossetia. Putin will use this to teach Georgia a very painful lesson and the world and Georgia's darling ally US will not be able to do anything. Saakashvili as a graduate of NY's Columbia University is actually a lawyer but he has been often accused of rash decisions which is what we see now. Georgia needs to somehow get Russia to stop this conflict now otherwise their economy and their government will be destroyed. Russia already bombed the port of Poti haulting commerse into Georgia, now they cut all air links, soon they will destroy all of Georgia's command and control infrastracture leaving the county open for a coup by Russian backed hardliners. Just watch, Putin will use this as the case for taking back all of ex Soviet states that have been "lost" to the west (Ukraine, Moldova, Azerbaijan etc..) The real cold war has just started.
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