dilloduck
Diamond Member
Really? Russia can't intervene when Georgia attacks a semi-autonomous province which contains a great many Russian citizens?
Russia is using hugely disproportionate force, but assuming that Georgia initiated this conflict (details are still a bit sketchy), it seems like Russia does have a legitimate interest in the region. This, of course, does NOT give them the right to use the force that they are using, and they need to agree to the cease-fire immediatelly.
Oh...and as for comparisons to Iraq, the legitimacy of Russias "invasion" is exponentially greater than the United States into Iraq. So those who cheered war in Iraq can shut the hell up about rebuking Russia.
So your stance is that they have a right to intervene, they just can't use guns ? I don't think Georgia was going to capitulate to verbal warnings or UN resolutions. Iraq sure didn't.