Continued violence in Georgia

[DimPrawn]

And Leeds, and Leicester, and Slough, and Bolton, and Hounslow and most of East London . . . etc, etc etc

So not such a hardship after all.

[oracleslave]

You are forgetting the British people have £1,000,000,000,000+ in equity in their homes. We could release this equity together and buy the biggest. most technically advanced military in the world. If we wanted to.

Instead we'll spend it at the Land of Leather half price sale.

[Bob Dalek]

That the Ruskies packed-up and went home (sort of) means, I suspect, that they took heed of something said to them by us (and, more importantly, the Yanks). It's a bit out of character of them to up-stumps like they did.

[Advocate]

We'd have to bomb Bradford for starters.

Will there be any noticeable difference?

[wobbegong]

That the Ruskies packed-up and went home (sort of) means, I suspect, that they took heed of something said to them by us (and, more importantly, the Yanks). It's a bit out of character of them to up-stumps like they did.

Seems they had a change of heart.

[sunnysan]

Invasion

Well as mentioned here it is starting to look like more of an invasion of Georgia. My question is, once the Russians reach Tblisi, what are they going to do?

[Bob Dalek]

Seems they had a change of heart.

My posting seems to have been a pile of old cobblers! Apologies all round! Nicky G, care to share your food stockpile?!

[Pickle2]

That the Ruskies packed-up and went home (sort of) means, I suspect, that they took heed of something said to them by us (and, more importantly, the Yanks). It's a bit out of character of them to up-stumps like they did.

They have done nothing of the sort yet. There will be a strong russian presence in the area for a while yet. The US have zero leverage, and both sides know it. The russians will not stop until they have met each of their objectives. The georgians gambled, lost, and will now pay badly for it.

[Pickle2]

Well as mentioned here it is starting to look like more of an invasion of Georgia. My question is, once the Russians reach Tblisi, what are they going to do?

They wont go into Tblisi, there is nothing in it for them. They dont want to control/annex georgia.

[Bob Dalek]

They have done nothing of the sort yet. There will be a strong russian presence in the area for a while yet. The US have zero leverage, and both sides know it. The russians will not stop until they have met each of their objectives. The georgians gambled, lost, and will now pay badly for it.

The US have zero leverage, and both sides know it.
Not too sure about that - I suspect that the "inaction" is just to keep the peace.

The russians will not stop until they have met each of their objectives.
And what are they?

The georgians gambled, lost, and will now pay badly for it
Absolutely!