who gives a shit about the history, really? i mean georgia, ossetia - some ethnic shit. like all these patriotic people in cyrillic LJ give a fuck about ossetian civilians.
it's just this flabby amorphous toad of a country with its "foreign policy" ...
the whole thing looks like it has been rehearsed and planned. in order for the russian military to have 150 combat ready armored units in one place a month of planning is neeed. i think it's something to do with domestic politics (or lack of it) ...
plus the soccer cup is over and the populace is thirsty for more excitement