good idea... then WWIII ... then 90% the world population will
be killed... solved all the food shortage problem.... what sub
prime? all the economy will crash..... money will be useless....
factory will closed down... solved the fuel crisis.....
........ we just need some idiot to hit the first nuke button
now!!!!... GREAT!!!
Er. Good idea, in a way, but I'm buying a ticket to the moon
first.:D
In any case. The Georgians were probably hoping for a quick
victory against the Ossetian guerillas. What with their combat
experience in Chechnya and Iraq, and the global distraction in the
form of the Olympics, I would suppose they were expecting an easy
victory. The Georgian Army's small, but US-trained and
well-equipped, so it ain't too bad. They aren't going to just get
overwhelmed by the Russian Bear.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/georgia/2531026/Georgia-US-training-gives-Georgia-military-advantage.html
The Georgians, though outnumbered, in the shorter term have
several advantages. They are not badly equipped. The former Soviet
T72, for example, their main battle tank, is a reasonable match for
the Russians' T90. The army has been American-trained, and
increasingly American-equipped, for the past 10 years, and strongly
focused on Nato admission: there will be some capable commanders
and staff officers, therefore.
What they didn't reckon on was Russia getting involved so
quickly in such a massive way...I suppose they have the advantage
of suprise and short supply lines, compared to the Russians who
have to cart any equipment they want to use all the way down south.
(No wonder they're depending on air power.) Still, the longer the
war takes, the more troops Russia can pour in. That's one reason
why they're 'withdrawing'. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7552012.stm)
NATO and the UN aren't going to get involved in this area
too...before this half the world hadn't even heard of South
Ossetia. Also I don't think the USA is going to provoke Russia
by interfering. It'd be like them telling us that Pedra Branca
belonged to M'sia... :)There will be calls for peace, certainly,
but it's not Africa or Afghanistan here...this is Europe. Nobody's
going to get involved here.
So, after all that spamming, my personal view is that Georgia is
gonna have to stop fighting soon. They've already been kicked out
of the capital of South Ossetia. Every hour that passes without
them accomplishing whatever they wanted to accomplish is another
hour that Russia can use throw more forces against them. Also,
no-one's coming to help.
Let's hope Georgia can hold out for a while more. This'll prove
that small states like us can resist big superpowers: a way to to
signal to the big boys not to get too cocky and mess with us.
Just cheer for the underdog lah.
