Lets see what the mighty EU does about this in their back yard?

I bet they will issue a stern warning and then call it the day.

Since the USA is busy it looks like it is up to Africa to solve this one.

Good opportunity to get Bush image up? Let's do it!

Really, though, I am not into politics (at least, about old USSR states), but you cannot attack a country and expect all the hostilities to be held there. Georgia attacked an area, which Russia protects. Were they really expecting Russia to let them do it? Then, Russia attacks Georgia, and Georgia asks for a truce. I mean, what were they thinking? That US would attack Russia?

As I said, I have no idea about what happens there, so my assumptions could be wrong.

Our little town of Loviisa (8000 inhabitants) is going to incorporate three of the neighbour municipalities after 18 months. But two villages in one of the municipalities would rather be incorporated with the town of Porvoo, a bigger town 45 km to the west from Loviisa. Please help us out, USA!

Nuke the Ruskies.

The problem there is going on since Dzhugashvili (Stalin) was at power. For the time being it is the area protected by Russia, so let them sort that out.

See the difference? Russia has borders with that area, it has been under their protection so they care. Iraq and Afghanistan were a sovereing states and yet still USA cared and made them under their protection...

EDIT:
Oh nice, now I read in news that G. W. Bush called for end of russian bombardment. Now that's interesting, when others called for stopping american invasion to sovereing states, they didn't listen. What mr. Bush expects now? That thing that is allowed for USA isn't allowed for others?

People keep missing memos for some reason

The US isn't accountable to anyone, thus they can do whatever they want.

Wait, what's the problem? The Russians are already dealing with this!

Well, one can't help but wonder why anyone should listen to a country that only abides by international law and treaties as long as it serves their own interests. Out of fear for being nuked into submission?

Or things like trade/economic sanctions, but that kind of tactic wont work for much longer, it already doesn't work on places like Iran. Just imagine, the US has already done a wringer on Canada, and we were its best friend and ally.

Apparently we can't subsidise, or even trade on an equal level with them without some sort of internation incedent They however get to subsidze everything against thier own laws and NAFTA. Most Canadian's stopped carring about the US a while back. Now they are after OUR Norh West Passage, and OUR water. They could ask nicely, but I don't think the nesesary words are in thier vocabulary.

Well it is, but then again it sound really ironical that the USA is calling for end of hostilities.

I will play devil's advocate now, but the tension in South Osetia has been growing up there for half a year. Russians have their peace units stationed there and if they were attacked, they have a right to protect them. Anyway I think they are the force there that can ensure peace.

Saakachvili isn't that stupid to go into open confrontation with Russia, it's a thing that cannot be won.

I'm not all too familiar with the history of the conflict (it's lasted ever since the collapse of USSR and started probably earlier?) but it is the territory of Georgia, and having the army of a foreign country stationed within an independent country protecting/fighting for a separatist movement does not sound quite right (especially considering that Russia has attacked other undisputed parts of Georgia).

Doesn't seem like the Russians care as much about precision guided weapons as we do. Colateral damage isn't much of a concern for them it seems. We might blow up a school full of children, but at least it was the school we wanted to blow up and it was because we thought it was full of terrorist....

The political situation in the province in question is somewhat complicated: they have their own government and are technically vassal states of Russia although they are geographically within Georgia. Both the local population and Russia claim that the region is Russian and most of the people living there are Russian.
The start of the present conflict seems to be Georgia sending in its army to quell the uprising (and to counter-attack for supposed Russian incursions) and Russia responding "to protect its citizens".

Georgia?
I'd be very surprised.