You have to sit and ask your self, who in their right mind would attack a major world power when there is no way that you could win? So is Saakashvili just plain crazy? or did he do it because he was getting secret backing?

Israel trained and armed Georgia:
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/08/did-israel-trai.html

So did the US:
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/08/did-us-military.html

US soldiers ‘training’ in Georgia in “Operation Immediate Response 2008″ which the mission just happened to end on 8-8-08 when the war started? Immediate Response to what?
http://wikileaks.org/wiki/1000_US_Soldiers_in_Georgia_from_Jul_15_to_Aug_8_2008

Former Georgian ambassador to Russia, Erosi Kitsmarishvili accuses Saakashvili of attacking South Ossetia after getting the OK from US Ambassador to Georgia John Teft that Washington will backup Georgia.
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav120108.shtml

Videos:

- 12 year old American Girl and Aunt say Georgian troops started attack.

- commentary on Russian Georgian conflict:

- Saakashvili calling for “New World Order” on Glen Beck’s show (@ 1:04).