Comparison between the Ossentina and Kyrgtzstan conflicts

It is quiet funny how when Russia marched into Georgia to deal with the protests and sepreatist movement there they were condemned by the international community, yet now with the rise in conflict in kyrgtzstan they haven't acted and also been condemned.

There are some stark similarities between the two, both involve minority ethnic groups within former soviet republics, both have erupted into violent conflict however in the Georgian conflict there was high Georgian and ossetian civilian causualties and there was a conflict on interests between the Russian and Georgian military over the future of Georgian and the south ossetian region.

Conversly in Kyrgtzstan there isn't a seperatist movement, instead there is ethnic violence. As such peace keeping would be much more impartial with out promoting one sides interest and would help calm the conflict.

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