Wampum

Georgian casualty figures. Killed: 115 military, 67 civilians. Wounded: 322 military, 157 civilians.

Russian announced casualty figures. Killed: 1,600 civilians. No figures yet for civilian wounded or military killed and wounded.

Does anyone really care if Russian units not firing on urban areas have replaced Georgian units previously firing on urban areas, the finale of a meaningless skirmish the night of August 1st, between a mortar platoon of the Georgian defense ministry and a rifle platoon of South Ossetian security forces, that resulted in 3 initial combat deaths?

It is an odd thing to hang the future of US-SU, USA-USSR, NATO-WARSAW PACT, Trans-Atlantic and European alliances-Russian relations.

It does have the odd effect of making Wes Clark look more useful than not, on Day 81.