Konyok
2008-08-14 08:07:32
Evil Pundit:
I think you’ve got it!
In “The Western Way of War” Hanson describes exactly the same phenonmenon – an invading army would employ lightly armed pillagers, usually slaves or poor citizens unable to afford armor, in order to raid the countryside in an attempt to lure the defenders from their phalanx.
Plus, the obvious benefit of terrorizing the Georgian citizenry and increase pressure to get rid of Saakashvili.








