"A decision was made for the war to start in August. The war would have happened regardless of what the Georgians did. Whether they responded to the provocations or not, there would have been an invasion of Georgia.
"The goal was to destroy Georgia’s central government, defeat the Georgian army, and prevent Georgia from joining NATO."
From a speculative article published on the Eurasianet website. Read the full piece here. The other question is, of course, how well did the Georgian leadership plan its operation to take back South Ossetia, and how thoroughly did it assess the possible consequences?
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