Why did the war between russia and georgia start?

Question

Why did the war between russia and georgia start?

Answer 1

Georgia wants to alien itself with the westernized nations like the U.S and Russia is getting angry.

Answer 2

Georgia invaded South Ossetia, which is mostly Russian in citizenship.  

Answer 3

Russia is angry that Georgia hugs US

Answer 4

It's about huge oil reserves found. The USA is supporting Georgia, similar like Israel. Georgia started actually the conflict with 85 tanks against 25,000 tanks of the Russians, going into Ossetia, how stupid can you get.

My bet its Cheney and the CIA behind the trouble, they always are.

The USA can write that money they pumped into Georgia in the last couple of years off, same as Iraq, Somalia, Haiti, Philippines, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Vietnam etc. We really can pick ehm, hurray!

Answer 5

As far as I know Georgia want to be an independent country seperate from Russia. And Russia doesn't like that so it punished them.  

Answer 6

Basically because of border disputes. Georgia which has been a free democratic country since the decline of the U.S.S.R. has lived with people who consider themselves Russian and not Georgian. So what happen was Georgia was trying to stop a fight or something in the northern region of Ossetia. To this Russia got involved and thats when the chaos began. Russia was trying to defend what they saw as Russians but they were fighting on Georgian land.

So then the Russians sent the army in and they fought against the army of Georgia and killed some civilians in the process. So to this Georgia tried for a cease fire but Russia ignored it and went further into Georgia. Until today Russia finally said yes to the ceasefire. Georgia is willing to surrender the southern Ossetia which is Georgia to the Russians so then all of Ossetia which is divided right now by Russia and Georgia. As well probably give them Abkhazia, which is the other part of Georgia that wants to not be Georgian.

After all of this the world is seeing hallmarks of the cold war. Georgia is helepd by the U.S. since the fall of communism. Seems that they want to revive what was once the great Russia. I'm not sure how things are gonna go, a lot of things at stake right now because of this happening. Hope I helped u understand this tension which was created this week or last week.