Will Georgia turn into a Moscow satellite?

[carnide_]

As Abkhazia starts a Moscow baked war on Georgia, what will happen?
After all, Abkhazia is Georgia!
Will Abkhazia (Russia proxy) tople the Tiblisi rulers and intall pro-Moscow ones?
Its all Georgia internal affairs...
No Un is needed.

Is this a Kosovo revenge?

[Saras]

well if that happens certain undergarments here will be very wet. But I don't think so. Saak is genuinely liked by over 50% of population, his rule has in general brought an end to rampant corruption, has facilitated extreme rates of economic growth and substantial foreign investment, so he should be able to retain power - but not in the way Russian nationalists understand it. The ideas he stands for are those of the majority of Georgians, without having to resort on brainwashing or propaganda, as in Russia.

[GePap]

The Abkazh and S. Ossetian seperatists might decide (with Moscow's full backing) to make a move to declare independence, something only Moscow would recognize, but making a political solution for Georgia even more difficult.

Saakashvili will remain in power, but weakened because of the costly miscalculation behind the attempt to secure S. Ossetia militarily.

[carnide_]

I think the wheels are already in motion.
Moscow will control more, namely oil production and flux.
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I wouldnt be surprised if in the end some kind of EU-NATO force will have to be deploied as peace keepers, if not to late already.
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Another fine example of fine Bush leadership for the western world...
The man is not good enough to be president of the USA!!
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Today (Sunday-10):
Tiblisi airport bombed by russian planes.
Georgia coastline blocked by russian ships.
Abkazia to declare state of war with Georgia.
The wheels are turning fast!

[MarkG]

what i dont get: did georgia's president think that russia would do nothing because of the west or something?

[Saras]

Southerners are trigger-happy sometimes...

[SlowwHand]

Originally posted by Saras
Southerners are trigger-happy sometimes...

Oh, I see. You're one of them. Fine. Let me put you on The List. Where did I put that list? Aahhh. Here it is.
Ok, you're on it.

[rmsharpe]

Wouldn't be the first time!

[SlowwHand]

Originally posted by rmsharpe
Wouldn't be the first time!

[onodera]

Originally posted by MarkG
what i dont get: did georgia's president think that russia would do nothing because of the west or something?

Well, usually peacekeeping forces do nothing to enforce the peace and simply sadly shake their blue-helmeted heads looking at the carnage.

[MarkG]

but they were russian peacekeepers

[carnide_]

Were they UN peace keepers from Russia?
(With blue hats and white tanks)

Or were they russian peace keepers?
(With green hats and green tanks)

They stand worlds apart.

[MarkG]

I believe they were UN-approved

[carnide_]

I believe they were a kind of UN-approved only, but not UN-sent.

Anyone knows for sure?

[MarkG]

wikipedia says

Joint Control Commission for Georgian-Ossetian Conflict Resolution is a peacekeeping force, operating in South Ossetia. Created in 1992 after the South Ossetian War, it consists of 4 members with equal representation: Georgia, North Ossetia, Russia, and South Ossetia.

more on the last war http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991%E2...th_Ossetia_War