premise: Blaming Democracy Thursday , August 14 , 2008 ; A16 YOU MIGHT think , at a moment such as this , that the moral calculus would be pretty well understood . Russian troops are occupying large swaths of Georgia , a tiny neighboring country , and sacking its military bases . Russian jets have roamed Georgian skies , bombing civilian and military targets alike . Russian ships are said to be controlling Georgia 's port of Poti , while militia under Russia 's control reportedly massacre Georgian civilians . Why are Russian troops occupying large swaths of Georgia ?
hypothesis: Because it 's Thursday .