One of these days, I’m gonna learn to go with my gut and not question first instincts.
As you’ll recall, I said this:
I’m not sure if Russia is Gog or Magog, but I don’t think Russia, as currently constructed, is up to the task of an attempted Israeli invasion, which many – myself included – believe must occur prior to the rapture of Christ’s church. They’re going to have to become more powerful, and I believe this is the first step in that direction.
I then backed off when Misha came up with more information to which I wasn’t at the time privy.
Well, now it looks as if I backed off too soon:
The Georgian National Security Council Secretary Alexander Lomaia just finished briefing the international media at 1800 Eastern Time / 0200 Tbilisi Time.
He stated that currently, approximately half of Georgia is under Russian control, and the country was basically cut in half. They currently believe that there are 12,000 Russian Troops in Georgia and 700 Tanks and Armored Personnel Carriers. In addition he stated they believe there are 9 Russian Naval Vessels off the coast of Georgia attempting to conduct a Naval Blockade of their seaports on the Black Sea.
In addition he stated Russian Troops had entered and taken the city of Gori and the Port of Poti
All that was preceded by this:
President Bush just finished speaking about the Georgian / Russian Conflict. The President stated that for all appearances the intention of the Russian Government is to depose the legitimate Government of Georgia and their actions in this escalation have been of a brutal nature.
By contrast, I refer you back to Desert Storm.  After the Alliance had thrown Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi forces out of Kuwait, the opportunity was there to proceed on towards Baghdad.  Bush 41 steadfastly refused, saying at the time that the objective of the whole military operation was to liberate Kuwait and that was it.  Even though he could have – and, it later turned out, should have – GHWB went only so far and stopped.
This is now looking like a full-scale takeover of Georgia by Russia.  I now can’t help but think that Vlad Putin has it in mind to rebuild the old Soviet Union – the next step in those End Times™ I mentioned to you.
Keep your eyes peeled, Denizens.  This is gonna get uglier & uglier.