Georgia has been used by Russia as a platform to send the West and its allies a warning signal; a clear one
Georgia lost an imprudent stake in thumbing its nose at her
authoritative neighbour, Russia, which bombed the Georgian cities and snatched control of her seceded province of South Ossetia. While Russia stopped its assault after a week of adventure, it did not do so before stretching her attacks on ‘mainland’ Georgia. Tanks, heavy artillery and infantry were already on the outskirts of the Gori in central Georgia when ceasefire orders were finally read out. This was the first ever attack on a Georgian city in ‘Georgia Proper’. The attack is said to have intensified after Georgia announced a unilateral ceasefire and withdrawal of troops from South Ossetia, which many believe were actually chased out by the Russian forces.
The present military manoeuvre – which includes aerial bombing of capital Tbilisi – indicates that Russia’s plan in the clash had gone beyond securing South Ossetia and Abkhazia that are supposed to be pro-Russian, to delivering the death blow to the Georgian military apparatus. Georgia, part of former USSR is a vocal ally of the West – a fact that has not gone down too well with the Kremlin. Western diplomats are worried that Russia has used relatively low-level conflict in the Caucasus region to expand its sphere of influence and to send a warning signal to the West at the same time. It has also opened second front at Abkhazia—another breakaway province of Georgia. While the US has criticised what she calls Russia’s “Disproportionate Response”, Russia has asked the US to mind her business. Talking to B&E, noted Russian military expert Yitzhak Brudny said,“Russia could not have possibly let go of this golden opportunity to teach Georgia and its neighbours a lesson. The message is clear, ‘Behave properly or perish’.”
The West too has to share the blame. They never tried enough to make President Mikheil Saakashvili see reason. Saakashvili on his part completely misjudged the situation. President Bush on his part has declared Georgia as a citadel of democracy in otherwise jittery Caucuses, all the while ignoring its crackdown on protestors following a keenly fight election. The US went on to help reinforce its armed forces and urged NATO to take Georgia in its fold. A headstrong that Saakashvili is, his adventurism was fuelled by all the pep talk by the US and NATO. So, he concluded that he could incite Russia with impunity. The Russians concluded that it was time to teach him a lesson. Andrew Wilson, a celebrated Caucuses expert at European Council on Foreign Relations told B&E, “Saakashvili may have thought the Olympics would give him cover. But this only made him look duplicitous. The Georgian may therefore already be losing the all-important propaganda war.” With Georgia, Moscow has sent a clear warning to the expanding West: Thus far, and no farther. West has few options but to succumb.
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
Georgia lost an imprudent stake in thumbing its nose at her
authoritative neighbour, Russia, which bombed the Georgian cities and snatched control of her seceded province of South Ossetia. While Russia stopped its assault after a week of adventure, it did not do so before stretching her attacks on ‘mainland’ Georgia. Tanks, heavy artillery and infantry were already on the outskirts of the Gori in central Georgia when ceasefire orders were finally read out. This was the first ever attack on a Georgian city in ‘Georgia Proper’. The attack is said to have intensified after Georgia announced a unilateral ceasefire and withdrawal of troops from South Ossetia, which many believe were actually chased out by the Russian forces.The present military manoeuvre – which includes aerial bombing of capital Tbilisi – indicates that Russia’s plan in the clash had gone beyond securing South Ossetia and Abkhazia that are supposed to be pro-Russian, to delivering the death blow to the Georgian military apparatus. Georgia, part of former USSR is a vocal ally of the West – a fact that has not gone down too well with the Kremlin. Western diplomats are worried that Russia has used relatively low-level conflict in the Caucasus region to expand its sphere of influence and to send a warning signal to the West at the same time. It has also opened second front at Abkhazia—another breakaway province of Georgia. While the US has criticised what she calls Russia’s “Disproportionate Response”, Russia has asked the US to mind her business. Talking to B&E, noted Russian military expert Yitzhak Brudny said,“Russia could not have possibly let go of this golden opportunity to teach Georgia and its neighbours a lesson. The message is clear, ‘Behave properly or perish’.”
The West too has to share the blame. They never tried enough to make President Mikheil Saakashvili see reason. Saakashvili on his part completely misjudged the situation. President Bush on his part has declared Georgia as a citadel of democracy in otherwise jittery Caucuses, all the while ignoring its crackdown on protestors following a keenly fight election. The US went on to help reinforce its armed forces and urged NATO to take Georgia in its fold. A headstrong that Saakashvili is, his adventurism was fuelled by all the pep talk by the US and NATO. So, he concluded that he could incite Russia with impunity. The Russians concluded that it was time to teach him a lesson. Andrew Wilson, a celebrated Caucuses expert at European Council on Foreign Relations told B&E, “Saakashvili may have thought the Olympics would give him cover. But this only made him look duplicitous. The Georgian may therefore already be losing the all-important propaganda war.” With Georgia, Moscow has sent a clear warning to the expanding West: Thus far, and no farther. West has few options but to succumb.
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
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