How did the conflict between Russia and Georgia begin?

Question

I am confused on how all of this started

Answer 1

Majority of residents in South Ossetia (in Georgia) are ethnically Russians and believe themselves to be Russian Nationals. They have, in the past, tried to seceed from Georgia.

Georgia has been trying to ethnically clense the area of these "russians"

Georgia attacked South Ossetia on August 8th and killed Russian Peacekeepers there.

Russia said they would have to retaliate if Georgian forces did not stop attacking the South Ossetians... Georgia did not stop...

Russia sent in soldiers...

fighting erupted.

Answer 2

greed .

Answer 3

Then look at the other hundred questions on this.  

Answer 4

Who knows maybe Georgia has oil or some resources that Russia wants.

Answer 5

Just depends on who you want to listen to  

Answer 6

Hi. Plz look at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8XI2Chc6... . It is video from FoxNews in realtime (is this English word suitable for it?). There one girl with aunt tell about situation in Ossetia. They live in USA, but when the war happened, they were in Ossetia and saw all by themselves. I ask you about this because Youtube corrupt free speech and freeze counters and delete comments (just look dates of comments at the second page and so on). They say that if you have american IP you can't see it, but i don't know exactly. Anyway the title is: "Fox News: 12 Year Old Girl Tells the Truth about Georgia".

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Answer 7

Georgians during their act of genocide, at one night only  killed 2000 civilians of South Ossetia, russians stepped in to push back georgians out of South Ossetia