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  1. That actually is a detail that does not change...

    That actually is a detail that does not change the accuracy of the thumbnail description. Russian tanks in the Roki Tunnel would not change the fact that Georgia launched an offensive upon South...
  2. That was an interesting piece of agitprop that...

    That was an interesting piece of agitprop that you linked to indeed. For example, the person who wrote it obviously has no clue as to the geography of Georgia. It is less than twenty miles from Gori...
  3. An interesting source for information on recent...

    An interesting source for information on recent Georgian imports (which may not be reflected in the FAS/GS totals) is the U.N. Arms Register's online database, http://disarmament.un.org . In 2007,...
  4. I think what is perhaps confusing you is external...

    I think what is perhaps confusing you is external politics of Russia vs. internal politics. The primary goal of the ruling regime in Russia, as with most other authoritarian regimes that have ever...
  5. I don't worry about that. I hope that it gives...

    I don't worry about that. I hope that it gives Russia pause when considering doing more sabre-rattling for domestic political benefit.



    Well, except high technology. The Chinese do not have...
  6. This is a fascinating discussion. What it reveals...

    This is a fascinating discussion. What it reveals is the difference between realpolitik and idealism.

    On the realpolitik side, to misquote Lord Palmerston, nations do not have friends. Nations...
  7. If Russian warships were parading up and down the...

    If Russian warships were parading up and down the Florida Straits just outside U.S. national waters I suspect the United States would get a bit ruffled too. After all, we all know that when the...
  8. Those are good questions. I think I would be...

    Those are good questions. I think I would be nervous if I were a Western investor in Russia also. The actions of the Russian government have not been reassuring over the past eight years. Thus far...
  9. Indeed. That is a given. I started to do...

    Indeed. That is a given.



    I started to do so. Unfortunately there are limits on what I can say that came into play when I started to do so, and the results were... unsatisfying. A...
  10. What firms are the owner of the biggest TV news...

    What firms are the owner of the biggest TV news companies in the USA? GE (NBC/MSNBC), the nation's largest defense contractor. News Corporation(Fox News), run by a media mogul with immense political...
  11. Uhm, only problem there is that fighting started...

    Uhm, only problem there is that fighting started on August 1. So Russian journalists being there on August 7 would not be unusual, it would be a case of journalists rushing to the nearest hot-spot in...
  12. The Hungarians lost in 1848 too. It was not until...

    The Hungarians lost in 1848 too. It was not until 1918 that Hungary was stripped out of the Hapsburg Empire as an independent nation.

    You'd think that Georgians would study history insofar as the...
  13. Lebanon vs. South Ossetia

    Could hunter-killer teams at the bottlenecks north of T-town stopped the Russian advance? Answer: No. That territory was controlled by the Ossetian militia. Same deal with the mountain and valley...
  14. Indeed. And there is much we do not yet know. We...

    Indeed. And there is much we do not yet know. We do know, however, that Georgia mounted a major offensive that included an artillery barrage upon Tskhinvali at a time when Russian "peacekeepers" (who...
  15. Perhaps the Russians told the truth (gasp!) and...

    Perhaps the Russians told the truth (gasp!) and simply disliked the fact that the Georgians embarked upon a spot of ethnic cleansing in South Ossetia that included firing artillery at the Russian...
  16. The Russians claim that they're upgrading their...

    The Russians claim that they're upgrading their T-72's with gear to deal with IR ATGM's, but like many Russian claims it is to be taken with a grain of salt. The T-90 is supposedly armed with the...
  17. Two words: "Operational pause". The Russians had...

    Two words: "Operational pause". The Russians had to pause anyhow to rest and resupply after multiple days of combat. Why not score a few diplomatic points (and maybe even resolve the whole thing...
  18. Thank you, I did not take a look at the published...

    Thank you, I did not take a look at the published photos but relied on someone who saw the reactive armor on a T-72 and thought it was a T-90. Of course the two have completely different turrets but...
  19. You may note that Georgia borders a Russian...

    You may note that Georgia borders a Russian province called "Chechnya", and you may recall some unpleasantness there. Well, there is also a province immediately to the west of Chechnya between...
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