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Perhaps so.

I was just reflecting on this idea tht the Russians started all this. The news reports I read made it sound like the Georgians thought they could blitz in to South Ossetia and reclaim it. Unfortunately for them the Russians weren't about to let that happen, and smacked them down pretty hard for their troubles. Either way, the South Ossetians clearly aren't interested in being a part of Georgia, regardless of what the international community believes the borders are.

Israel is another example of a country where the internationally recognized borders and the reality on the ground are two different things, so this situation is not unique.

[QUOTE="DBTrek, post: 35236, member: 270"] Perhaps so. I was just reflecting on this idea tht the Russians started all this. The news reports I read made it sound like the Georgians thought they could blitz in to South Ossetia and reclaim it. Unfortunately for them the Russians weren't about to let that happen, and smacked them down pretty hard for their troubles. Either way, the South Ossetians clearly aren't interested in being a part of Georgia, regardless of what the international community believes the borders are. Israel is another example of a country where the internationally recognized borders and the reality on the ground are two different things, so this situation is not unique. [/QUOTE]

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