Re:   South Ossetia-Georgia (and probably quite a few other conflicts): A short quote from one of BB's posts tells the whole story:   "We must respond to provocations". As long as all sides seem to feel that way--and it seems they do now-- there will be no end to the problem.

But the fact remains that for the majority of South Ossetians, it's clear that Georgia, not Russia, is seen as the aggressor.   Drivel about the Sudetenland notwithstanding.