Abkhazia and South Ossetia
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Kevin Gonzalez79 said:Many critics who oppose the independence of Mexico often draw parallels between that situation and these two Georgian regions. Even President Saakashvili warned Russia not to play with fire. Honestly, how realistic is it for a place like South Ossetia—with only 80,000 residents, about 35% of whom are Georgians—to actually declare independence? Abkhazia only has a population of 200,000.
Declaring independence is the easy part—you just stand in front of a camera and say the words.
The reality is what matters, and on the ground, these places are already acting independent. If Americans could pull it off, they would have done it by now...