Russia and Georgia are 'at war'

darkman2 · 08-08-2008 01:44PM #1

On the news now........Russia seems to be flexing some muscles.

DarkJager · 08-08-2008 01:48PM

Ghost Recon anyone??

Dragan · 08-08-2008 01:53PM

Hardly a fair fight.

08-08-2008 01:55PM

Georgia have been trying to get into NATO for ages too.

IvaBigWun · 08-08-2008 01:55PM

Id like to be the first to say that I love both countries deeply and equally.

KTRIC · 08-08-2008 01:55PM

Could we just send Snake in to sort it out ?

Wazdakka · 08-08-2008 01:55PM

Linky?

thelordofcheese · 08-08-2008 01:56PM

darkman2 wrote: »

On the news now........Russia seems to be flexing some muscles.

No they aren't, they're just posturing.

Conor108 · 08-08-2008 01:56PM

We'll send in a single Guard. War will be over in approx 30 minutes

thelordofcheese · 08-08-2008 01:57PM

Wazdakka wrote: »

Linky?

BBC

KnifeWRENCH · 08-08-2008 01:59PM

The Georgian president has an EU flag in his office. That's a bit strange

I think he likes to pretend his country is in it.

08-08-2008 02:00PM

Balls - Georgia are in our WCQ group

08-08-2008 02:01PM

The US have an alliance with Georgia with bases in the country.
Russia back the rebels.
Nothing like a good old fashioned cold war-esque proxy war

ps Georgia has ALOT of energy resources with a multi billion dollar gas oil pipeline thing

R0ot · 08-08-2008 02:27PM

KTRIC wrote: »

Could we just send Snake in to sort it out ?

No because he would spend 3/4 of the time in cut scenes that divulge no more of the plot than a dog playing pictionary divulges the actual thing its attempting to draw with its lack of opposable thumbs. [/rant about MGS] :pac:

edit: forgot my generic "I for one welcome our new communist overlords" bit

The Master · 08-08-2008 02:28PM

Deleted User wrote: »

The US have an alliance with Georgia with bases in the country.
Russia back the rebels.
Nothing like a good old fashioned cold war-esque proxy war

ps Georgia has ALOT of energy resources with a multi billion dollar gas oil pipeline thing

Are you suggesting America would go to war to protect overseas oil interests?
Pfft , not very likley now is it?

IronMan · 08-08-2008 02:35PM

Cool, I really enjoy a good war, it really gives the 24 hour news channels a chance to shine.

portomar · 08-08-2008 02:38PM

remember wen i was workin in a pub during iraq invasion, and one of the regulars comes in "stick on the war there will ya" felt sick

qwertplaywert · 08-08-2008 02:52PM

May I be the first to say, I welcome our new Russian overlords.

Heil Zsar Putin.

connundrum · 08-08-2008 02:58PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Balls - Georgia are in our WCQ group

Game will probably be played in Iraq, or some other neutral venue.

Oh and I presume this will be the shortest war evaz?

08-08-2008 03:03PM

connundrum wrote: »

Game will probably be played in Iraq, or some other neutral venue.

Oh and I presume this will be the shortest war evaz?

LOL @ Iraq

Well, the US has backed Georgia in the past so it really is a dodgey situation. Not to mention China will be pissed for them taking their olympic thunder !

genericgoon · 08-08-2008 03:22PM

Well technically its just over the South Ossetia region which for all intents and purposes is practically independent already. There was a similar situation in Abkhazia aswell if I remember correctly.

Jack Sheehan · 08-08-2008 03:27PM

I love the final line in the story:
China, where the Olympic Games opens on Friday, called for worldwide truce during the sporting event.

So it's fine when the games finish then is it?

Also am I the only one who thinks the georgian president looks like Alan Partridge?

08-08-2008 03:31PM

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Agamemnon · 08-08-2008 03:32PM

IronMan wrote: »

Cool, I really enjoy a good war, it really gives the 24 hour news channels a chance to shine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVESMxs4rbA

faceman · 08-08-2008 03:43PM

I wonder if the tanks were told to go there or went for the craic. You never know with the Russian army!

humanji · 08-08-2008 03:47PM

All hell is going to break loose when Bungle and Zippy find out.

thelordofcheese · 08-08-2008 03:52PM

faceman wrote: »

I wonder if the tanks were told to go there or went for the craic. You never know with the Russian army!

I like to think that Russia and China have a competition going to see who can do the most ridiculous shit and get away with it.

China: Get to host the olympics dispite a hideous human rights record and stomping on a bunch of tibetan monks.
Russia: Take an armoured divison, a few hundred soilders and as many jets as they can into a neighbouring country and taunt them. Also kick the everlovin' snot out of chechnya when they are bored.

keane2097 · 08-08-2008 03:54PM

R0ot wrote: »

No because he would spend 3/4 of the time in cut scenes that divulge no more of the plot than a dog playing pictionary divulges the actual thing its attempting to draw with its lack of opposable thumbs. [/rant about MGS] :pac:

edit: forgot my generic "I for one welcome our new communist overlords" bit

QFHilarity.

Well done sir.

Come on the Georgians!

dlofnep · 08-08-2008 03:55PM

genericgoon wrote: »

Well technically its just over the South Ossetia region which for all intents and purposes is practically independent already. There was a similar situation in Abkhazia aswell if I remember correctly.

What's the deal behind it? Was it / Is it apart of Georgia's territory? I'm not going to ask who's right and who's right here, as there are always two sides to the every story. I really don't know much about the situation, other than it's a fragile topic between George & Russia.

Any further info?

keane2097 · 08-08-2008 03:59PM

dlofnep wrote: »

it's a fragile topic between George & Russia.

Good old George, always thumbing his nose at the Ruskis.

dlofnep · 08-08-2008 04:00PM

Indeed.

Russia and Georgia are 'at war'

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