Comments on: Georgia On Our Mind: Russia’s Imperialist expansionism

By: Glenn

Glenn — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:34:05 +0000

Dear author, it seems that you don’t knwo ANYTHING about Abkhazia.

First of all Abkhazia is NOT integral part of Georgia. See: Kingdom of Abkhazia: http://www.euratlas.com/travel_time/europe_south_east_0800.html in year 8000

An independent Soviet Socialist Republic of Abkhazia was proclaimed on 31 March 1921. On 21 May 1921, the Revolutionary Committee of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic recognised the independence of the Abkhaz SSR. But Jozef Stalin, Georgian by origin, reduced the status of Abkhazia to an autonomy within Georgia in 1931. See: Declaration of the Revolutionary Committee of the SSR of Georgia on Independence of the SSR of Abkhazia - 21 May 1921 http://circassianworld.blogspot.com/2009/02/declaration-of-revolutionary-committee.html

It seems that you are supporting Stalin’s borders.

And see about demographic change in Abkhazia: http://circassianworld.blogspot.com/2008/08/demographic-change-in-abkhazia.html

First learn the history and then write.

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By: hannasus

hannasus — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:27:25 +0000

Are you aware of the facts coming to light that Georgia had US and Israeli military advisers.
Trying to get to the pipe line.
Not enough for Iraqs oil.
The Russians are well aware of the greater implications.
And George Bush warns them straight after being photographed patting a volleyball players arse on the beach.
Who is this moron.
Give me Putin any day.
Give me China as well.

By: dairy

dairy — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:21:34 +0000

Georgia may be a staunch ally of the West etc etc, but that doesn’t make them any less foolish for attempting to shake a big stick at an historically aggressive neighbour several times their size. What have they actually achieved in all this? or more to the point, what have the South Ossetians lost…? or the Georgians who have been bombed out of their homes…?
nobody in their democratic right mind would condone the way Russia conducts itself in these situations, but the Georgians knew what they were getting into - did they seriously think that Russia would just do nothing, especially when its help was requested by the South Ossetians, who - as a majority I understand - actually do want to be allied to Russia…?
the Russians are indeed going overboard in flexing their military muscle, but they are making sure that this situation will not arise again and probably hinting in a not-too-subtle way to Georgia that - if they wanted to take it back (Georgia, that is), they probably could.
the Georgians, whether you agree with their “right” to annex South Ossetia or not, would be very foolish to ignore the lesson.

By: orignaux de chocolat

orignaux de chocolat — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:10:30 +0000

Well history repeats itself with Russian imperialist expansion….. point is who stood up last time?