It’s August 2008 and Russians have invaded Georgian territory with the goal of reestablishing the late Soviet empire. The world, holding its breath to see what happens next, may be on the verge of war.

The fact we’re very possibly experiencing that scenario isn’t the creepy part (though it makes one uneasy). It’s the fact that it’s the same exact scenario that Tom Clancy’s 2001 game Ghost Recon was built upon.

“The year is 2008, and the world teeters on the brink of war. Radical ultranationalists have seized power in Moscow – their goal, the reestablishment of the old Soviet empire. Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan – one by one the nearby independent republics slip back into the Russian orbit. Russian tanks sit in the Caucasus Mountains and the Baltic forests, poised to strike to the south and east. The world hold its breath, and waits.

“For one small group of elite soldiers, the war has already begun: U.S. Special Forces Group 5, First Battalion, D Company. Deployed on peacekeeping duty to the Republic of Georgia in the Caucasus, this handful of Green Berets represents the very tip of the spear – the first line of defense. They call themselves ‘The Ghosts.’ ”

The above is not news – it is from the intro movie to “Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon,” a tactical shooter video game released in 2001.

Wow.