The need for responsible and intuitive leadership.

For the sake of maintaining peaceful co-existence, especially in regions of our world fraught with conflict and mistrust, leadership needs to have as its central focus, the safety and welfare of the led... the ordinary man, woman and child.

Hindsight has confirmed what the world had long suspected;.. that Russia has been biding its time to make its voice heard..

Mikheil Saakashvili the Georgian leader, by his gross miscalculation of forceful crackdown in South Ossetia, had walked right into Russia's trap..

One might ask, was the Georgian leader focusing on the peace, security and overall well being of ordinary citizens of his country and the immediate region when he made his move in south Ossetia? Did he at any point consider what Russia's response might be?

Responsible and intuitive leadership that is less about self, and which has as its focus the welfare and safety of the man, woman and child on the streets, would immediately recognise the danger inherent in baiting a larger more powerful country with something to prove..

Hundreds have lost their lives and swathes of Georgia lie in ruins... so much for the Georgian leader's exploits in south Ossetia.

Events of history have shown again and again that leadership has mostly one shot at making important decisions..

Hence for leadership, hindsight is mostly a luxury..