Why are Georgia and Russia fighting?

Question

Why are Georgia and Russia fighting?

Answer 1

Georgia began an offensive to regain control over South Ossetia late Thursday with heavy shelling and air strikes that ravaged South Ossetia's provincial capital of Tskhinvali.

The Russia response was swift and overpowering — thousands of troops that shelled the Georgians until they fled Tskhinvali on Sunday, and four days of bombing raids across Georgia.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080811/ap_o...

Answer 2

becuz georgia used to be part of russia but then got its freedom.  russia started bombing georgia i guess to get georgia back in its control

Answer 3

Russia took over in the early 1920's. Georgia regained independence in 1991, but Russia still has control over South Ossetia, which is in Georgia, so Georgia went and attacked Russia, I guess for there land back...

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0...

Answer 4

civil strife since the early part of the last century and i think there is oil some where close.  

Answer 5

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