Recognize the independence of the Republic of South Ossetia

Before the break-up of the Soviet Union, South Ossetia operated as the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, an autonomous region within the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. A military conflict between Georgia and South Ossetia broke out in January 1991 when Georgia sent troops to stop South Ossetia's movement for independence.
Also on the opening night of the Olympics during the night of 7 to 8 August 2008, Georgia launched a large-scale military offensive against South Ossetia, in an attempt to reclaim the territory. Georgian forces used Grad rockets, self-propelled artillery, mortars, and Howitzer cannons during the attack. They targeted, civilian homes, schools and hospitals, thus killing women, children and elderly. The US supports Georgia's territorial integrity, but should not.