Peace,

I have to disagree. The recent unrest ( may 2008 to present ) seems to have been started by South Ossetians attacking Georgians, in an effort to turn their defacto independence into dejure. Prior to this, after the 1991-2 conflict, it was non-violent.

I do NOT judge whether they were justified in taking up arms- BUT I do think that it should be noted who it was that restarted the violent conflict, and who ( the Russian Peacekeepers) who did NOT prevent the attacks of Georgians that are noted.

Too much happened BEFORE 7 August to think that the Georgian invasion was the start of this round of war.