8.8.08 Ain't so Lucky for Georgians
uh oh
RUSSIAN troops and tanks were moving into South Ossetia last night, hours after the Kremlin warned Georgia that its attack on the breakaway province would draw retaliation.
...The column of tanks and trucks was headed through the Russian region of North Ossetia for the 4km Roki tunnel, which leads into South Ossetia.
...After reports that Russian soldiers on peacekeeping duty in South Ossetia had been killed when a missile hit their barracks, President Dmitry Medvedev promised to defend Russian citizens under attack.
“We cannot allow the deaths of our countrymen to go unpunished. The guilty parties will receive the punishment they deserve,” he said.
“I am obliged to protect the lives and dignity of Russian citizens, no matter where they are located.”
...Georgian forces yesterday fired more than a dozen missiles towards South Ossetia from a position inside Georgia, and helicopters and hundreds of soldiers in trucks were moving towards the region. A large plume of smoke rose from Tskhinvali shortly after dawn and explosions and heavy weapons continued regularly, as they had all night.
Georgia’s President Mikheil Saakashvili said: “Most of South Ossetia’s territory is liberated and is controlled by Georgia.”
Russian Prime Minister Vladmir Putin condemned Georgia’s ``aggressive actions’’ and said his country would have to retaliate.
“They have, in effect, begun hostilities using tanks and artillery,” he said in Beijing.
“It is sad, but this will provoke retaliatory measures.”Mr Putin said he had discussed the crisis with Chinese leaders and with US President George W. Bush. “Everybody agrees - nobody wants to see a war.”
The offensive was described by General Mamuka Kurashvili, who leads Georgia’s contribution to the peacekeeping mission in South Ossetia, as an attempt to “restore constitutional order”.
...In recent months, Moscow and Tbilisi have sparred repeatedly over South Ossetia and another breakaway Georgian region, Abkhazia. Georgia’s pro-Western Government accuses Moscow of seeking to annex the two regions and derail its efforts to join the NATO alliance, which Russia vehemently opposes.
The heroic Russian troops have pushed back the Georgian aggressors, fighting valiantly to save Mother Russia from the invading hordes of Georgians.
Posted by ZZMike on 08/13/08 at 04:25 PMIt was a set-up, and we all know it. Russia should take Ossetia, and get the hell out of Georgia. They need to grow a set in DC, and we need to tell them what I just said.
Posted by cmblake6 on 08/13/08 at 10:22 PMW needs to tell them that. NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by cmblake6 on 08/13/08 at 10:23 PM
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