Why did Georgia pick Ossetia to bomb & get the time to kill 2000 in response to Russia attacking them?

<h3>Why did Georgia pick Ossetia to bomb & get the time to kill 2000 in response to Russia attacking them?</h3>

If Russia were first attacking Georgia, Georgia couldn't get mobilized fast enough to both defend themselves from a Russian invasion and to fly to Ossetia's capitol to bomb out their infrastructure, hospitals and security forces.


<strong>Georgia best answer:</strong>
<p><i>Answer by Freedom Guy</i><br/>get your facts straight...

"In the middle of July, the United States held joint military maneuvers with Georgia immediately outside of the Georgian capital. The South Ossetians waited until the U.S. military force (approx. 1500 Marines) left Georgia, at which time they started launching small attacks across their border against Georgian troops. It was designed to induce a reaction from the Georgian military, and that's exactly what happened."

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2008...
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<p><strong>Georgia State Patrol</strong>
<img alt="Georgia" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8482/8187551327_617b653833.jpg" width="400"/><br/>
<i>Image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33080709@N08/8187551327">ynkefan1</a></i>
2 Georgia State Patrol Troopers arresting a suspect. (and yes, the Vic does have regular plates out of Fulton County) </p>

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