Empire (Re)Building

Forget the Olympics, Russia has sprung it's own form of "opening ceremonies" on the neighboring Republic of Georgia. Looks like the Kremlin has decided to seize the breakaway region of South Ossetia, which Georgia claims for its own.
The Soviets Putin Medvedev ordered Russian armored forces into the area this morning. They are currently pressing toward the regional capital of Tskhinvali and Georgian press are already declaring this a war. The Red Army Russkie air force also reportedly bombed a Georgian air base. The Georgians are reporting that they downed a pair of Russian aircraft.

In short, this is all very, very bad. The press on both sides have already declared this a "war". Not just a spat, scrape, skirmish, or battle. A war. Want to know what a war for oil and imperialism really looks like... here you go.