Comments on: Photos: Georgian Army Before the War

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By: venik4

venik4 — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:51:24 +0000

Russia’s favorite UAVs for this type of applications are ballistic missiles

By: ext_120304

ext_120304 — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:04:42 +0000

Yes I think the odd Russia shell or small missile will be directed onto a high value target or maybe just as harassment to keep Saakashvili under pressure. The Georgian are likely to get tired of having a War leader.

I don’t know whether Russia has an equivalent to the Predator-Hellfire combination? But increasing use of Russian UAV’s may be likely. They’re expendable and when they are shot down it is outrageous

Pete

By: venik4

venik4 — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:36:03 +0000

Right now Saakashvili has a bigger issue than maintaining appearances abroad. His job and indeed his life depend on his ability to explain away the results of his monumental military blunder. As time goes on, this task will become only harder. Following the war, Saakashvili moved aggressively against high-profile individuals who can potentially challenge his presidency and unite Georgia’s neutered opposition. He refused to drop charges against his former defense minister, who now lives in exile in France. He hinted at a possible death threat against the parliament’s opposition leader. And only yesterday Georgian police arrested the son of Georgia’s first president for “being a Russian agent”.

Saakashvili is scared, stupid and, therefore, dangerous. Perhaps even more so than a month ago. I would not rule out a second war between Russia and Georgia a year down the road. It may not be a large-scale invasion by Russia, but a low-intensity sustained aerial bombardment campaign against high-value targets a la Israel is certainly a possibility. Especially so if the US and the NATO continue supplying Saakashvili’s army with more weapons. Sooner or later Russia will be forced to once again prune that stockpile.

By: ext_120304

ext_120304 — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:49:44 +0000

Thanks for the futher explanation Venik.

Why would Georgia leave itself (internationally) so politically vulnerable by sacking military bosses so soon?

I’d say that if the sackings are mean’t by Georgia as an admission that through command miscalculation it caused the conflict then this is a way of asking Russia to respond in some way. This is probably stating the obvious.

Georgia is hopefully realising that being a Russian-Nato flashpoint is not a lasting future.

Pete

By: venik4

venik4 — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:03:03 +0000

Georgia’s Deputy Defense Minister said “these appointments are directly related to the analysis of combat operations… Those military officers who applied themselves will be rewarded, and those who failed to achieve set goals will be relieved of their positions”.

It is interesting that this announcement was made not by the Defense Minister, as was the case during such high-level appointments in the past, but by his number one. This may be a sign that the Defense Minister himself is on the chopping block, which shouldn’t be very surprising.

By: ext_120304

ext_120304 — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:45:49 +0000

Thanks Venik for the Sir-ril-ic “sacked” Interfax link.

I’m sure it is compelling but after being a self appointed, SVR, “Red Team” for way too long, I can’t even reveal the disclosures I unearthed. My Russian is still Grade A zero. So why the sackings?

Petrov

BTW The Russians won WWII through blood and sacrifice and I admire them for it.