Wrong, CarolC. The post you claim did nothing of the sort. I HAVE STATED THAT GEORGIA bears some responsibility- when do you admit the South Ossetians do as well?

IN FACT, the attack of 7 Aug by the gEORGIANS ( WHICH WAS AN OVER-REACTION) was in response to an attack BY SOUTH OSSETIANS on GEORGIANS, after a ceasefire. There had been attacks by BOTH sides ealier, and would be later. But there would have been no invasion if the Ossetians had kept the ceasefire- unless the Russians, who were already attacking Georgia, insisted on it.