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2008-08-13 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Georgia agrees to Russian-French plan to settle conflict

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Posted by Fred 2008-08-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 If Russia beat up Georgia as bad as Russia claims they did why is Russia agreeing to withdraw to the Aug 6 positions?

Posted by mhw 2008-08-13 00:38|| 2008-08-13 00:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Because the Russians are at the ragged edge of their sustainable logistics and the Georgians are retreating back to their mountain defensive line. The Russians have the one tunnel through the Caucasus Mountains and then they get to the Georgian cities in the plain. After that, there is another string of mountains called the Lesser Caucasus and that is where the Georgian Army is in strength. Plus, the political fallout is not what the Russians had planned on : the EU is actually trying to support the Georgians, and the former Warsaw Pact nations are all talking about mutual defense and building up their respective militaries because of this invasion.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2008-08-13 01:15|| 2008-08-13 01:15|| Front Page Top

#3 Nasty neighbors make everyone nervous.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-08-13 03:02|| 2008-08-13 03:02|| Front Page Top

#4 The planned primary objective has not been achieved. That damned Saakashvili, on orders of his Zionist and American puppet masters totally wrecked the timing of the whole masterful chess game.

Not only that, now the former satellite countries have the audacity to consider forming a mutual defense treaty and a block!

What a fuckup!

Hahahahaha

Posted by Spike Uniter 2008-08-13 03:14|| 2008-08-13 03:14|| Front Page Top

#5 There are those who will say that Russia has won, that Georgia capitulated completely.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-08-13 05:12|| 2008-08-13 05:12|| Front Page Top

#6 Anybody in mind?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-08-13 07:05|| 2008-08-13 07:05|| Front Page Top

#7 TW, they only see a facade.

Posted by Spike Uniter 2008-08-13 07:38|| 2008-08-13 07:38|| Front Page Top

#8 If Russia is at the end of it's Supply Line, why is it blockading Gori and look to be ready to move on Tblisi? It seems either Putin is desperate to scare the rest of the Caucasus into submission or Russia isn't having as large a supply problem as believed.

Posted by Charles 2008-08-13 08:40|| 2008-08-13 08:40|| Front Page Top

#9 fog of war, and fog of diplo.

Posted by superstitiousGalitizianer 2008-08-13 09:19|| 2008-08-13 09:19|| Front Page Top

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