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OnceBitten
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Accoring to the Russians they are on a "Peace Keeping" mission!
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"After Georgia came out of its civil war, there were three provinces that had declared Independence and were backed by Russia.
Russia gave the residents of these provinces Russian passports, the local governments military aid, etc
a few years ago Georgia reincorporated one of them.
A few months ago Georgian UAVs (given to them by US) started being shot down by Russian fighters — supposedly belonging to the local governments, but piloted by Russians.
exactly what happened is unclear, but this morning Georgia first complained about Russian bombing, then shot down 2 Russian planes, then Russia sent/is sending its army into one of the 2 secessionist regions.
I assume this is revenge for what’s happening in Serbia — us recognizing Kosovo and then arresting Karadic (the former president of the Serbian Republic in Bosnia)."
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http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2008/08/08/why-did-russia-invade-georgia.html
Russia gave the residents of these provinces Russian passports, the local governments military aid, etc
a few years ago Georgia reincorporated one of them.
A few months ago Georgian UAVs (given to them by US) started being shot down by Russian fighters — supposedly belonging to the local governments, but piloted by Russians.
exactly what happened is unclear, but this morning Georgia first complained about Russian bombing, then shot down 2 Russian planes, then Russia sent/is sending its army into one of the 2 secessionist regions.
I assume this is revenge for what’s happening in Serbia — us recognizing Kosovo and then arresting Karadic (the former president of the Serbian Republic in Bosnia)."
From:
http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2008/08/08/why-did-russia-invade-georgia.html
Black1
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The Russians do NOT want Georgia and Ukraine to join NATO. They are (were) very close to doing so. This would make it much more difficult to invade them, and take control of their resources. Two of the worlds largest oil pipelines are controlled by Georgia and Ukraine... If Russia is successful with "installing" a Pro-Russian government, they will then control all of the resources and pipelines. Not to mention a large shipping corridor on the Black Sea, which is also controlled by Georgia. ....... It's all about the oil and control of how that oil is moved. "Black Gold" isn't black.... it's all GREEN. And Ukraine is next.
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