Armed Negotiations: It Ain't Over 'til the Fat Russian Lady Sings

Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys ^ | August 15, 2008 | Kat

[smokingfrog]

Update: Now we know where the western half of the Georgian Army is located - Kutaisi(5)

Textbook invasion of Georgia. Tactical pause. Cease fire allegedly brokered. Russia insists on doing "recon" and defending against any attacks. Some firing continues. Reports of 30,000 refugees, mostly women and children, fleeing north to Russia (the men, apparently, are remaining behind as irregular militia fighting with the Russians). Other reports indicate at least 60,000 fled south east to Tbilisi from parts of Ossetia and the town of Gori.

Time for a map to see how the situation is shaping up (Library, University of Texas, CIA maps)

Just for comparison, therather unsettling idea that we may know as much as the US government knows about the situation:

it's "ludicrous" to assert that satellite capabilities are to blame for the administration's lack of information about the situation in Georgia. Cohen, who said he alerted the Bush administration to Russia's preparations for war in Georgia more than two years ago, said "glaring gaps" in research and analysis by the nation's national security team are to blame.

"I think this is a significant lack of policy and analysis" about events in the region, he said.

Hopefully, that is improving with the advent of military humanitarian aid, some judicious satellite manouvering and piecing together the few open source reports, we probably have a better idea today.

[smokingfrog]

The Russians are likely drawing out the negotiation for the ceasefire as long as possible to consolidate their positions. They are probably even hoping to stretch it out through the weekend, expecting any western demands to be weakened by the weekened and giving them until Monday before international public opinion stops seeing them as somewhat honest brokers and turns them into occupiers with a totally different intent....

[Andy from Beaverton]

LLAAAAA!!!!!

Sorry, I couldn't resist!

[A_perfect_lady]

Thunderbolt and lightning, veddy veddy frightening, ey!

[combat_boots]

Well, she’s not going to sing until she lifts all the jewels and other valuable sundries from the countryside. Along with a few choice vehicles for her entourage.

[MarMema]

Negotiating with Russians is never straightforward or easy.

[Army Air Corps]

Galileo, Galileo figaro...

[smokingfrog]

YIKES!! I didn't need to see that!

[smokingfrog]

Is that how the Ruskies got the idea for reactive armor??

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Negotiating with Russians is never straightforward or easy.
~~~
Never,Ever Trust A Russian!!!

Their Word Is No Good!!!

At this point they seem to be in control of 3/4 of Georgia.

Tbilisi is cut-off,,,

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063042/posts

RxR bridge blown,,,

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062949/posts

They keep takin’ a bite at a time till they are KILLED!!!

~~~DEATH TO RUSSIA!!!~~~

[Eleutheria5]

Good thing I can type without looking, ‘cause I just been struck blind.

[Hardastarboard]

Is that how the Ruskies got the idea for reactive armor??

My buddy and I always used to joke about shooting a grizzly bear from about a hundred yards with a highly frangible .22 hollow point center fire round (think .204 Ruger, .22-250, or .220 Swift) and blowing a popcorn bowl sized chunk of fat off of his belly, with no actual disabling wound. And then seeing what happens next.