Of course - technically ( and by international law !) it is Georgian territory, still in reality Russia has never lost its grip on South Ossetia - Chechnya is also nearby and rebels have crossed over since years.

 

Thing is, they cant handle Russia and wont get much help from the West. 

"Thing is, they cant handle Russia and wont get much help from the West."

 

Since early 2002, the U.S. government has given a healthy amount of military aid to Georgia....

 

 

FYI-

 

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-DA

Even with Georgia receiving US military aid that doesn't mean the US will do anything, the US gives Pakistan military aid yet if they don't shape up you are prepared to cross the boarder to route out Al Qaeda and Taliban positions, (who ever does to that I wish them success.) Even with the aid Georgia is not equipped well enough to stand against a full Russian invasion and prevail. the EU lacks the political will to do anything other then make alot of hot air, if the West does anything server in terms of sanctions then that will probably destroy any chances of a major cooperations between the two for a good few years as Russia will see this as injustice, they also supply around 25% of Europe's natural gas. We need to know who fired first, if the South Ossetian claims are true about the shelling of their capital, the Russian PK barracks and the supposed ethnic clenseing the Russia's responce seems quite just.

"Even with Georgia receiving US military aid that doesn't mean the US will do anything"

 

 

This may be how you feel, but does not represent reality on the ground.  The US has airlifted Georgian troops from Iraq to Georgia.

 

 

Let alone the Groundforces, the Russians have around 20.000 Tanks and 320.000 Soldiers, compared to  9000 Professional Georgian Soldiers and 80 Tanks.   Georgian Airforce has 7 planes, and I would suspect that some are already destroyed - no match for the Russian Airforce.  Georgians are said to be able to raise 250.000 Reserves, but there has only been regular training for the Reserves since the last 2 years.  

 

No matter how much military Aid Georgia recieved so far, they have already lost and face occupation of wide parts of their territory.  

the georgians were hoping for a US charging in like in the kosovo war.

obviously not realizing that the precedent has now been set that seperatism is allowed.

they elected a right wing nationalist president who promptly decided to go and punch a bear in the face

wooops

hopefully the spin doctors wont get to the press for a while, I am waiting for the spin....

'russian nuclear capable bombers yesterday destroyed a nunnery and several schools with napalm and cluster bombs'

 

waiting for the spin