Russian invasion of South Ossetia: an excuse for conquest in Georgia

I'm hearing a lot of noise in the world press about regions in the Caucasus of Russia and Georgia respectively called North and South Ossetia ... I read that different ethnic groups, different languages, competing claims of independence, and the like are justifications for military action in the region. This is a bunch of garbage. Read The Mil & Aero Blog online at www.pennwellblogs.com/mae.