War it is. Part IV.

[PLATO]

The leader of South Ossetia's separatist government, Eduard Kokoity, said he would ask Moscow to set up a military base on his territory.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7583164.stm

Russia setting up a permanent military base inside the internationally recognized boarders of Georgia against the wishes of the Georgian government.

WTF are those idiots thinking?

[Saras]

Originally posted by onodera

Oh, come on, what could we want from your country of forests, swamps and sands? You don't even have a sizeable Russian minority you could oppress.

Edit: or was this a poem about Belarus?

I don't know, you tell me. You guys already did it twice

[Lancer]

Thats why everyone thinks the Ukraine will be next unless we stop Russia in Georgia. Same thing the Germans did with the Sudeten in WW2. Get the local German population to claim oppression, and invade. If I was in a country next door to Russia and my country had a Russian population of any size, I'd be more than just a little bit nervous.

Like your statement onodera, that a whole region of the Ukraine should rightfully belong to Russia just because you invaded it during Catherine the Great's time and there's alot of Russians living there... I know what you mean, rabble to be roused to give Putin an excuse to send in the tanks. Oh yeah, know the drill, and the US isn't going to let it happen.

[onodera]

Originally posted by Lancer
Thats why everyone thinks the Ukraine will be next unless we stop Russia in Georgia. Same thing the Germans did with the Sudeten in WW2. Get the local German population to claim oppression, and invade. If I was in a country next door to Russia and my country had a Russian population of any size, I'd be more than just a little bit nervous.

Like your statement onodera, that a whole region of the Ukraine should rightfully belong to Russia just because you invaded it during Catherine the Great's time and there's alot of Russians living there... I know what you mean, rabble to be roused to give Putin an excuse to send in the tanks. Oh yeah, know the drill, and the US isn't going to let it happen.

Lancer, we took Crimea from the Turks back when there was no Ukrainian national identity. I should probably write a post about Ukraine.

[Lancer]

That would be good.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by onodera

Lancer, we took Crimea from the Turks back when there was no Ukrainian national identity. I should probably write a post about Ukraine.

There were lots of Ukrainians they were just called Ruthians.

[Dr Strangelove]

The Ukraine was part of Poland - Lithuania for over 400 years. Before that it was "governed" by the Mongols, and before that it was Russia, when Muscovy was just barren forest. Before that it was the land of the Alans, the descendents of the Sarmatians, who were the descendents of the Scythians. The Ossetians are the descendents of the Alans.

Hey! I know how to resolve the crisis in Georgia - give the Ukraine back to the South Ossetians!

[snoopy369]

I came to that same conclusion while browsing the wiki article on the Ukraine... if the Dr. and I agree, it must be done

[Dr Strangelove]

Perhaps the Ukraine could protect itself by resuming the name "Russia", the Russians will assume they've won and go home. Then the new Ukrainian Russia will sue Russia for infringing upon its name. When Russia changes its name to Novgorod the Ukrainian Russia will ask for the former Russian territories back.

[Lancer]

This is getting complicated.

[Saras]

And then we'd sue everyone for the three partitions

[Lancer]

Lawyers at war!

[Zkribbler]

...then someone will remember the Rus were vikings.

[Saras]

... then the Mongorians will want a piece of the action as well...

[BlackCat]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
...then someone will remember the Rus were vikings.

We know, just waiting for the right opportunity