Can some one explain what the war in georgias about

Question

i heard there was a war between georgia and russia and it may affect our war effort in iraq. how will it affect us and why is the war happening. whos winning as of yet

Answer 1

Georgia believes they should control a province called Osettia, that is in the Georgian territory and Russia claims that they own it. Georgia went on an offensive to try to take control, but Russia was already one step ahead and counter attacked massively.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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