Here you could have read a piece he syndicated to The Guardian which first appeared in the Washington Post if "The Guardian" could have afforded to continue paying for it.
We had no choice" :-
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/aug/13/russia.georgia1

but you can still read it in its entirety here  http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=9ad_1218632863 & here  http://suzieqq.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/mikhail-gorbachev-we-had-no-choice/ where bloggers cut & pasted it in its entirety without any thought for how this near thieving might affect the Gorbachev family & their dependents & retainers.

russia did right ?why would georgia do this .knowing they,d loose .russia has tollerateted american .nuclear bases being put around it .but why .oil .gas russia has it iraq iran china korea and many arab states all wealthy missile bases around .them american .that is intimidation ,.south africa penniless magarbee massacres .where is america nowhere .no money no prizes /we in europe are fools america plans to rule the world .they only came in world war 2 at the end the russains have been our allies in 3 wars and are couragous ..why do we back america .they,ll shit on us bleed us dry /.thier wealth is running out,all is wars cause is terrorism ./who benifits arms dealers fuel companies from america .this iraq war america has it all fuel prices have rose through it /some war /or murder of the innocent women/kids and animals .what 4 ask bush pete ambler