August 13, 2008

  • Commentary



    The Russian / Georgian Conflict


    NOTE: I had just read Beeyond Sight’s post regarding Russia’s Invasion
    of Georgia     and the subsequent clarification of what really happened in
    a comparable event with Poland in WWII where Germany first invaded
    Poland and then 16 days later Russia did as well yet Russia kept
    Poland. In that invasion, the Soviet government announced that it was
    acting to protect the Ukranians and Belarusians in the wake of the
    Polish government’s collapse.  Sounds a lot like a repeat of history
    here…

    I left a comment there that I will share with you all below…

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    It is easy for Russia to play the sympathies of various ethnic peoples
    in order to achieve its ends. They know how to manipulate opinion
    (psy-ops) and they know how to put their operatives in places all over
    the world to influence that opinion. South Ossetia is no exception.
    While there is some truth to what Krazno1 has said and that makes it
    believable enough, it is not all there is to know about this. There is
    much to be learned by taking a look at what's been going on for a while
    now between Russia, Georgia, and Ukraine. The key here has been Georgia
    and Ukraine has sought out NATO membership. Why? These folks know what
    its like to live under the hammer and sickle. When given a chance, they
    want something else. Let's not forget that.

    What about the people who live there? With due respect for their
    opinions, there is an aspect we should not dismiss. There has been
    considerable time elapse to allow "operatives" (Russian & Ossetian
    Russian sympathizers) to stir up discontent and cause certain events to
    happen which would require any government to act decisively in order to
    keep order. If skillfully planned, these events would be designed to
    alter public opinion and cause a population to choose something against
    their best interests. We know how that works here in the US with the
    media because we are more aware of it since we seem to still have
    enough outlets for additional information which sheds a lot of light on
    such deception.

    I do not like anyone to be oppressed so I do not think that Russia will
    ease the Ossetian's situation at all. If Georgia was oppressing people,
    then their removal by the Russians will end up betraying the South
    Ossetians worse because they had hoped for better. This is not the
    first time this has happened in history.

    Remember that Georgia has the most to lose by a conflict with Russia.
    Russia has the most to gain and incur little harm to themselves. The
    military & geographical considerations are impressive and would
    allow for a military launching platform further south even to the
    acquisition of both Armenia and Azerbaijan as well in order to link up
    with Iran.

    Why would linking up with Iran be important? The nuclear connection.
    Iran's spurning of the IAEA and the peaceful use of atomic power makes
    them strange bedfellows with the Russians but it achieves the
    apocalyptic ends of Iran's leadership.

    If we understand that Russia's indirect provocation of Georgia in order
    to make it look like a takeover of Georgia is justified correlates well
    with Iran's more provocative stance against Israel (wiping them off the
    map) which would also provoke action from Israel to make Iran look
    justified in wiping Israel off the map as they have declared that they
    would. Same plan, different approaches... all based on conquest and not
    peace. Never mind one has religious trappings and the other is based in
    materialism. Wickedness isn't terribly creative since it always leads
    to death.

    Remember only Armenia and Azerbaijan remain to link them up to Iran.
    Watch the news. I'll bet that they'll fall next for "whatever reason"
    and line up a war theater that looks a whole lot like setting the stage
    for Ezekiel 38. Starving Israel of oil is just the beginning... Mr.Vee