South Ossetia: the original Donbass. Tbilisi Says Russia’s Border Marking Activity in S.Ossetia Involves Portion of Baku-Supsa Pipeline Georgia to lay new pipeline in case of problems with Baku-Supsa
The only thing that stopped them last time was the financial markets putting pressure on them, and Bush. You don't actually think they're going to fall for the same trick twice, with Obama at the helm, do you?
Best time to grab some territory is when the US has a weak leftist president. Smash and grab while you can.