im_sneaky said:
That's over the top. Russia is completely pathetic when it comes to human rights but... it never has been. I mean from the Tsars to the commies, Russia has long been a powerful country built on people with weak rights.... By the way, the reason Russia pushed further into Georgia is to prevent Georgian incursions.. the same reason goaleys usually aren't right in front of the net but a little forward. The stories of Russians promoting rebels may/may not be true, don't take it for granted. The georgian army was shelling towns..killing civilians.... And the Russians, whatever their motives, and im sure they were self-interest, put a stop to the chaos fast. |
Russia hasn't always been powerful country. They got their ass kicked in the Russo-Japanese War. They also got mowed down by the Mongols. They were also pretty weak around the time of the fall of the Czar during WW1 leading up to WW2. They only barely recovered during WW2 thanks to help of technology provided and stolen from it's allies (US, Britain), and luckily they had most their production base far away from the Western front.
