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The war provided good and bad things for Russia. Among the ones that gave both were that it showed that it will attack anyone near her that threatens her security, that caused a small panic among ex soviet states that want closer ties with the "west". Most of them now have increased talks with NATO and purchasing of anti tank and anti air systems.

I can't say, as an individual, that I care much about what happened there. Georgia risked, with the implied backing up of NATO, and lost. What I find hilarious is how some (not all) "western" countries were all pissed off with Russia for doing exactly what they have done (and they have done similar and worse) in the Balkans over the last 15 years with the most recent example that of Kosovo. I guess it hurts when an ally of yours faces the same judgement from someone that can do something about it.

I am not saying that Georgia was not right to want its territory back in their sphere of control...read this with what I said in the previous paragraph.


For me, it showed once more how useless an alliance is when you can't depend on your allies to help defend you. That was the biggest shock to the NATO alliance and showed how much one can rely on an american government (would Obama do something different? I don't know) for protection against an opponent that has teeth.

Plato was right ~2500 years ago, he is still right. The strong will do what they want and the weak will have to accept their fate being dictated by the strong.


I haven't heard or read about any tank battles in the war. From what I know all the tank casualties for the russians were from ATGMs and other inf activity, while Georgia lost most of her tanks due to the crews abandoning them and retreating on foot/cars/whatever. They were too worried about being sitting ducks to russian air power, which is kinda funny with the russians playing horribly the hand of theoretical air supremacy, which showed huge warning signs for the combined tactics and communication between the air force and the army in Russia now (well, last year at least).