As most people know, Russia and Georgia are fighting. This from the New York Times…

Russia acknowledged that Georgian forces had shot down two Russian warplanes, while a senior Georgian official said the Georgians had destroyed 10 Russian jets. Russian armored vehicles continued to stream into South Ossetia, the pro-Russian region that won de facto autonomy from Georgia in the early 1990s.

The fighting that began when Georgian forces tried to retake the capital of the South Ossetia, Tskinvali, appeared to be developing into the worst clashes between Russia and a foreign military since the 1980s war with Afghanistan.

What I do not understand is why Georgian military forces decided to try to retake South Ossetia. Granted, Russia has been trying to provoke Georgia for a long time. But how have the Georgian’s made their position better either military or politically by trying to retake South Ossetia? You can argue that they had every right in the world to do so if you want to, but it still does not change the fact that they started the fight. When you start a fight, you had better be prepared to win or take the consequences.

It is hard to imagine Georgia winning against Russia at the present time. If they had waited 10 years maybe they could have pulled it off. But right now Russia has plenty of money to pay for weapons. And who is going to dare sell anything to the Georgians even if they have money?

This is English language news from Russian (read Russian Propaganda)….

This is from AlJazeera…..