<p>So I'm assuming you guys are all watching the olympics, and they mention this war like every five minutes lol.</p>
<p>What do you guys think?
It seems like Russia has managed to take over the majority of Georgia, and is closing in on the capital (Tbilisi). This is definitely ****ing our government off, as we had "interests" in Georgia.</p>
<p>It'll be interesting to see how the US responds. Hopefully they won't go as far as to send troops. Why should more innocent American lives be sacrificed on this bullcrap, and plus with our troops already spread out all over Iraq and Afghanistan Bush would be crazy to fight Russia (who actually has a military).</p>
<p>Do you guys think this can possibly escalate into something big? Former soviet republics are ****ing the Russians off by siding with the west, so dont expect this to be the last of fighting in that area.</p>
<p>I wish the fighting would stop, or atleast until after the Olympics. The Gmaes are all about Peace and Acceptance, while those two countries are contradicting the purpose by their actions. I don't think the U.S. should jump in, because the last thing we need is so sort of nuclear war, esspecially beofr my Junior year. What if they blow up Dartmouth, what will be my dream school then?! Just Kidding.</p>
<p>It's definitely the Georgians who started the fighting.</p>
<p>It just makes you wonder what the hell the president of Georgia was hoping to get out of this. Did he think Georgia had a chance against the Russian Federation? Was he convinced that the west would send help? Like, this is either stupidity to the max or intentional provocation.</p>
<p>I saw Mikheil Saakashvili on CNN earlier this weekend. He gave off this strange vibe...It felt like he was lying about something. Then again, same with the Russians.</p>
<p>"It's definitely the Georgians who started the fighting."</p>
<p>No, the Georgian national government sent troops to secure a region that had been in open defiance, knowing full well that international law protected Georgia's right to defend its territorial integrity. Putin (and for all intents and purposes it's still Putin's Russia) has wanted Saakashvili (the most pro-West head of state in the region who has completely turned his country's economy around) overthrown for years, so Russia seized on this opportunity.</p>
<p>Russia's actions should be seen for what they are: an invasion with aggressive intent. If the Western powers have any loyalty at all to their ally, they'll intervene on Georgia's behalf.</p>
<p>I never said appease them. The European Union should take care of this.</p>
<p>Not to mention, even if we wanted to, our troops are stretched too thin right now to send them to Georgia. We don't even have military capacity to intervene. Ever heard of a guy named Dubya? He's why.</p>
<p>Annexation of this region and ousting the current Georgian politicians. We can't afford to go to war on this but it's unfair and hostile for Russia to invade Georgia. Georgian troops have left Iraq and they're currently preparing to hold but they miscalculated American power.</p>
<p>Russia is just trying to establish themselves as a world power and show that they are not to be messed with. I would say a good comparison to this is if a grown man takes a kids toy and the kid throws a temper tantrum and the adult responds by shooting him.</p>