Does Georgia's Oil Pipeline Play Into Russia's Invasion?

is russia now occupying part of georgia because of their oil pipeline that europe feeds off of? i heard russia was not very happy about it when it was constructedDoes Georgia's Oil Pipeline Play Into Russia's Invasion?
Not really.





Russia would occupy Georgia in any case, unless Georgia took very pro-Russian position. Like Belarus did.





Which Georgia doesn't really want to do considering what Russia was doing to Georgia since 1989. We can skip 70 years of Russian communism, though the roots of today's conflict lay there.





To be fair, we have to give credit to Mother Russia here, because they did pretty much the same thing to several other former soviet republics.


I am referring to arming and financing separatists in Georgia, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Ukraine(attempt failed). In other places Russians succeeded in starting local wars.





To say Georgia started all this is either uninformed or deliberate misinformation.


Taking the whole thing out of context, yes Georgia did attack S.O. on aug 7, 23:30pm. However, there was a chain of events that prompted an attack.





Those who blame Georgia choose to ignore the facts that:


In 1991-92 S.O. separatists armed by Russians ousted local Georgian population (just like last week)., killing some and robbing others.





On aug. 1st S.O. started shelling and shooting on Georgian villages daily.


That resulted incomplete destruction of at lest one village, Georgian police checkpoint, around a dozen policeman, civlian and soldiers deaths.





Since aug 1st to till aug. 7 S.O. REFUSED to start peace talks with Georgian government,


More interestingly, they threatened several times Georgian government to attack their peace forces which were on Georgian side of the border.





Now, considering that S.O. had several times smaller force than Georgian government, it is obvious why S.O. was making threats and shooting at Georgians. Separatists needed this was as much as Russia needed it. Both have their reasons.


For Russia this is their chance to prove to the west they're tough and west should count and seriously consider Russia, plus Russian empire was always about gobbling up new land, andex-KGB Putin and Russian government in general never considered former republics truly independent.





For S.O. things are more about money. I don't mean guys who got fooled by empty slogans. I mean big fish driving the show over there.





As of last year S.O, received 800mln USD to wage secret war against Georgia. That's for less than 30,000 population. Obviously most of this money went into the pockets of the S.O. government. In addition to that Russia pays pensions and provides various aid to S.O. separatists.





To keep that money flowing separatists need to keep tension in the region to be on the front of the secret war with Georgia. If that war ends free money will be over...





For the record, S.O. is not fighting for their independence. Officially they are asking mother Russia to let S.O. join Russia.


So much for freedom fighters...





And another curious fact, in that patriotic South Ossetian government the only key figure ethnic Ossetin is the president Kokoiti. Everyone else more or less important is Russian, and all of them are either ex-military or ex-KGB.





That's another detail freedom fighter Ossetins don't really like to mention.Does Georgia's Oil Pipeline Play Into Russia's Invasion?
Yes, it does sort of play into Russia's invasion. It's also because Russia wants to take advantage of the time now since Georgia isn't part of NATO......yet.





Regardless, NATO needs to toughen up and actually put back its Anti-Russian policies before the breakup of the Soviet Union.





I fear another Cold War, guys. Blame ex-KGB Putin.








@ Otto Von Bismarck: Yes, it's true we're in Iraq for some of the oil resources. Isn't that what war is about? Fighting for control of resources? However, we are helping the Iraqis fight Al Qaida and building up a new Iraq after Saddam Hussein's brutal reign. They are like a new Saudi Arabia, now. Just look at how their forces are chasing militants out of Iraq without US help. God bless the Iraqis.





I don't see Russia doing that in Georgia. They are liberating South Ossetians? Sure, maybe. But the world won't realize that since Russia just single handedly invaded a COUNTRY.
of course not Russia is a socialist and Communist country (even with the fall of Communism most leaders are old Communists). that is how Capitalist countries react, just ask the Democrats here in the USA that think oil is the only reason the US ever goes to war.
one of the major parts I am sure of. Wars are, for the most part, fought over the control of resources.
Play into it? It is the point and purpose. Read Putin's thesis on restoring the Soviet Union.
It was Georgia who started it.
Does Iraq's Oil Play Into USA's Invasion?






of course. more examples of why energy independence is crucial for the USA.





drill here, drill now!
Yes this is the first step in russia taking over the country.
why no! of course not, just like how iraq is not an oil war! geez! who put that in your head?! lol i was being sarcastic