Important point from the recent posting at Westhawk…

“…both Georgian and U.S. soldiers now have extensive experience in counterinsurgency warfare. This means they have made an extensive study of how insurgencies work, their strengths and vulnerabilities. Master counterinsurgents might make the best insurgents. Perhaps some officials in the Russian chain of command are pondering these notions as they decide what to do next.”

http://westhawk.blogspot.com/2008/08/punitive-raid-or-russian-occupation.html#links