Russian casualties were higher in Georgia than first advertised...

[Anthony_Scott]

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/GEORG071009.xml

Like the Finns in 1939...the Russian Bear got it's butt mauled by a badger....

Go Georgia!!!!

Semper fi, Carry On

[Wdll]

Unless you are from Georgia, why would you be in favour of Georgia?

I am not surprised if Russia lost more planes than they claim. It's normal to never tell the truth in these circumstances. What is interesting is that all the kills from enemy fire were done by russian systems.

[Epoletov___SPR]

Russian intel-service has not found "Buk".
It was unexpectedness for the Air Forces of Russia.

The Air Forces of the Russian Federation had not enough time for destruction of air defence of Georgia.
Losses are admissible, as it was necessary to destroy very quickly the purposes in Georgia.
It in Iraq of NATO weeks destroyed air defence of the opponent, before the beginning of ground approach.

[Marcello]

Like the Finns in 1939...the Russian Bear got it's butt mauled by a badger....

Go Georgia!!!!

Semper fi, Carry On

After reading the actual content of the article you posted I can only come to three possible different conclusions:

1) You did not read it past the title.
2) You are being sarcastic.
3) Your grasp of reality is about the same of Baghdad Bob.

Russian AF might have lost few more planes than initially thought due to insufficient training and fratricide (which is common enough under the best circumstances and even more so when both sides are using the same planes and systems).
How that changes the fact that the Georgian Army essentially collapsed in a rout after few days?
Had Finland been defended the same way the soviet flag would have been flying over Helsinki by Christmas.

[Wdll]

Please there is no way to compare Finland and Georgia. Finland's troops were fighting like heroes against many times the amount of enemy troops. Georgia's troops were fighting an only slightly larger force, with similar equipment and collapsed in a couple of days. The run away and even prefered to leave behind their MBTs and air defence systems than fight. They were a joke.

[Pats]

...and i think this topic has nothing to do in this forum anyway!

[Mobhack]

...and i think this topic has nothing to do in this forum anyway!

Quite so.

Political stuff like this is off-topic for the entire board.

If folks want a rant, then Usenet still exists for that purpose.

Andy