"The aggressor has been punished, having sustained considerable losses. Its armed forces have been disorganised," he added.
So exactly how does punishment fit into the Russian military strategy ? Are the Russians now the Judge, Jury and Punisher on the battlefield ?
The Russians played the big stick. They used total and ultimate force to achieve their aims. They weren’t going to get suckered into years of tit-for-tat conflict over the disputed regions. For the Russians it was the final solution to the problem and they used their superior firepower to achieve their aims. Why is this so hard for you to understand?
The game set and match for the Russians will be when the international community are forced to send peacekeeping troops in and set up buffer zones. The Georgians have no capability to oust the Russians from those annexed regions so essentially the Russians have achieved their militay aims.