Who do you support in the Georgia/Russia conflict?

[minionofmidas]

The Ossetian people. And thus no one who is, directly or indirectly, a party to the conflict (so, not the governments of South Ossetia, Georgia, Abkhazia, Russia, or the United States of America... I'm sure I'm forgetting to list some people.)

[minionofmidas]

A question to those who wholeheartedly support Georgia: what should happen to South Ossetia?

The same thing that happened to Adjara.

Ah, it's population deported to Central Asia, and denied even its ethnic name (the later Soviet Censi call the Adjars in Central Asia "Turks", those remaining behind "Georgians", when they are neither), with the empty shell of the former Autonomous Republic remaining in existence anyways.

Thanks for sharing.

(That empty shell was revived after independence, but crushed by Saakashvili in 2004, in a way Putin-watchers will instantly recognize.)

[minionofmidas]

A question to those who wholeheartedly support Georgia: what should happen to South Ossetia?

The same thing that happened to Adjara.

Ah, it's population deported to Central Asia, and denied even its ethnic name (the later Soviet Censi call the Adjars "Turks"), with the empty shell of the former Autonomous Republic remaining in existence anyways.

Thanks for sharing.

Cite for Georgia deporting or otherwise mistreating Adjarians?

I was actually referring to Stalin's actions in Adjaria.

[minionofmidas]

I believe the South Ossetians broke the ceasefire

You believe? Do you have evidence, or the Russians are always automatically wrong?

No, the American allies are always automatically right.

Which, unlike the first assumption, is not a sane one to make.

[minionofmidas]

Guys, look at this at a way bigger picture. Russia, dosen't like America, Iran doens't like America. How do you get these two counties boards to touch or come so to it so Russia can give nukes to Iran. Oh well look at here, Georgia, we take them over and Russia and Iran are very close to touching.

Ah, the geometer's approach to strategy, aka the recipe for incoherence and eventual disaster.

[minionofmidas]

The Ossetian people. And thus no one who is, directly or indirectly, a party to the conflict (so, not the governments of South Ossetia, Georgia, Abkhazia, Russia, or the United States of America... I'm sure I'm forgetting to list some people.)

Couldn't have said it better (hence the signature). Though I admit that I'm less sympathetic to the Georgian government than the Georgian one.

I upped the ante by flying the Ossetian flag (the same on either side of the Caucasus) alongside the old, separatist Chechen flag.

[minionofmidas]

I weakly support Georgia. Mostly due to the precedent this would set if Russia does get all it wants in this conflict.

All Russia wants? Which is? According to most analysts it's the status quo. Although a more amenable (but, preferably, still remotely utilizable as bugbear - think the Shevardnadze days) Kartvelian government would no doubt be interesting, and appetites may be whetted by events.

[minionofmidas]

I weakly support Georgia. Mostly due to the precedent this would set if Russia does get all it wants in this conflict.

All Russia wants? Which is? According to most analysts it's the status quo. Although a more amenable (but, preferably, still remotely utilizable as bugbear - think the Shevardnadze days) Kartvelian government would no doubt be interesting, and appetites may be whetted by events.

Russia has an ego issue, isn't that obvious? Subduing Georgia would go some way is satisfying their hunger... for a while. 

Russia has a paranoia issue. America has an ego issue. Learn to tell your countries apart, buster. (Georgia has both... and perhaps rather more grounds for either... the ego issue reduced to scale, of course)