In case you’re not aware, over the past week, Russia has been in a small war with the republic of Georgia. Georgia was formerly part of the old Soviet Union. And as of late, they have been vying to become a member of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) the whole affair is a little confusing so I’ll break it down with a simple street analogy.
Ok, say Russia is this big bully in the neighborhood. He’s just chillin, walking up and down the block listening to his Boom-Box. And there’s this club of little guys who used to hang out with the Bully but now have their own thing. One of the little guys (South Ossetia) decides he wants to go back and hang out with the Bully because he had it better in the old days and most of his family still hangs out with the Bully. He wants to leave Georgia, the other little guy, alone. Now Georgia, always weary of the Bully Russia, started hanging out with another Bully (USA) from another neighborhood. This other bully, without saying, implied that if Georgia did whatever he said he would always have Georgia's back…Now this gave little Georgia some misguided courage. Georgia, all big and bad, decides to walk down the block until he sees his old friend South Ossetia and then hauls off and pimp slaps him! This sends little South Ossetia running back to Big Bully Russia, who happens to be hanging out on the corner playing dominoes! Georgia full of confidence runs up; knocks over the domino table and sucker punches Russia to the surprise of every body on the block! At that moment the DJ’s record skips and Silence settles on the neighborhood except for the sound of people locking their doors!
Russia, now shocked by the audacity of his tiny attacker, decides he will use this opportunity to teach everyone on the block a lesson. Russia beats the crap out of little Georgia until he starts to cry and then sends him running home with soiled pants and dares him to go get his new bully friends….AND THEN, Russia goes to Georgia’s house and sits on his couch, turns on the TV and puts his feet up on the coffee table.
Meanwhile, Georgia calls the hideout of his new friends (USA and E.U.) to seek back-up but to his surprise they all decline to attack Russia. They remind Georgia that he isn’t in the exclusive NATO club yet, he’s still being initiated. The biggest member of the club (USA) does the only thing he can do, he gives band-aids, Tiger Balm and an ice pack to Georgia and then puts word out on the street that if Russia doesn’t leave Georgia’s house, The Bigger Bully club (G8 nations) will be forced to revoke his player card…
And that’s where we stand at the present...
