The reason there is a south and north Ossetia is because one side is in Gerogia and the other is in Russia. The N and S Ossetians don't hate each other or anyt

The reason there is a south and north Ossetia is because one side is in Gerogia and the other is in Russia. The N and S Ossetians don't hate each other or anything - they want to join together. Regardless if it's Georgians or Russians, both of them are invaders in the land. And if Russia wasn't near, I'd bet Georgia would be willing to let them go (that's what Saakishvili said in a recent interview). If Georgia let S Ossetia go to Russia, it would be doing a big disservice to the people (I know because I am from the North Caucasus). So Georgia didn't "invade" S Ossetia. It belongs to them to protect from Russia. That's why it has "South" in the name.