To whatever extent the Georgians were well-prepared for this, I’d think you rush for the Roki Tunnel more than Tskhinvali . . . . or are there other ways in? If the report Armitage refers to is correct, and the Georgians have in fact sealed off the tunnel, and this is why the Russians are now airlifting in light troops, then–maybe the Georgians have got their act together here far more than I was starting to think. Still too much fog to say with any certainty, of course.
It will also be interesting to see if Georgian claims to have knocked down a Russian heavy bomber turn out to be true.
Of course, the Russians are reported to have building up for an attack out of Abkhazia for some time.