Some Georgians unhappy with Saakashvili

TBILISI, Georgia, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Some Georgian political leaders say they question the wisdom of President Mikheil Saakashvili's decision last month to attack South Ossetia.

The Aug. 7 move into South Ossetia provoked a massive Russian response, with Russian troops still occupying parts of Georgia. Not only opposition leaders, but members of Saakashvili's own party are becoming bolder in voicing their discontent over reasoning that led up to the move, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

"I don't believe that the Georgian government started this military action, but I condemn my government's action to respond with a full-scale military conflict," opposition leader David Usupashvili told the Post. "The main fundamental question is why Saakashvili and his administration … did not think Russia would respond with all in its power, guns and tanks."

A unnamed member of the Tblisi government told the newspaper the president is isolated among a group of sycophantic supporters.

"He has no communication with anybody except this small circle, which is a serious reason why he decided to go to South Ossetia," the official said, adding that Saakashvili "wants to be a hero, not a normal president who increases the taxes, et cetera."