Russia will strike terror bases anywhere in the world.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040908/ap_on_re_eu/russia_school_seizure_2

A wounded Russia threatened Wednesday to strike against terrorists "in any region of the world," offered a $10 million reward for information leading to the killing or capture of Chechnya (news - web sites)\'s top rebel leaders, and criticized the United States for its willingness to hold talks with Chechen separatists.

Hmmm.. I would not want to be THIS guy right now.


Annnd to round off..
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/07/putin.us/index.html

Putin said Russia would take its own approach to democratic reform.    

"We\'ll do this at our own pace," he said. Democracy can mean different things in different countries, he said.  
 
"In Russia, democracy is who shouts the loudest," he said. "In the U.S., it\'s who has the most money."

Who would have guessed these kind of accusations coming from an ex KGB guy?  Who is accusing whom of having a "Cold War" mentality? :rolleyes:

Seriously, it would make no logical sense for the US to hold any types of talks or have any communications with Chechnyan rebels - other than maybe to try and find out about terrorist networks.

[Living-In-Clip]

Here is the problem - terrorist and the way, we the world are approaching them. When is the last time you have turned on the news and did not see something terrorist related? It\'s been along long time. If it isn\'t in the US it\'s in another country. All these "super-powers" and countries have something in common and that is terrorism, but instead of them getting together and working together, they all I have a different idea on what needs to be done. All that does is cause more problems than we need. The focus needs to be terrorist of all sorts , the countries need to work together and not be divided on such a strong issue. Until that happens, I think we will see terrorist continue to do what they do best - cause distractions and problems.

[Titan]

LIC has a point. We need to get with the other superpowers and then strike at terrorists. Form one large coalition and strike.

True, true. I think the UN could help make it possible. The UN could strenthen other countries trust again after Iraq.

[Living-In-Clip]

I would hope that with something this severe, the world powers and the UN would realize it is going to require working together and not working alone. Will that happen? I truly doubt it. None of the leaders can agree on how to handle the matter at hand, so they will continue to lead their countries in a lone war against terrorist.

[Bobs_Hardware]

Isn\'t that kind of what the UN is about? A group of countries deciding what\'s best? The problem is, all these countries DO have different ideas as to what is best, and thus it will never be agreed upon.

Oh, and Titan, what other superpowers?

The war on terror can not be won.

Originally posted by Titan
LIC has a point. We need to get with the other superpowers and then strike at terrorists. Form one large coalition and strike.

What other superpowers?

Liechtenstein.. What did you think? :rolleyes:


Maybe he meant Great Powers, like Russia, France, China (is about to become a hyperpower ) etc?

Originally posted by Black Samurai
The war on terror can not be won.

I agree completely... I compare it to the war on drugs, both are failures in the making.  And no i\'m not directly comparing drugs with terrorism, just the fact the both are nearly impossible to erradicate.

I disagree.  The war against terrorism in regards to US is mainly focused on Islamic fundamentalism.  They are a visible enemy and can be defeated over time.  Whether it is done by force or by a change in their philosophy is their choice.  If a more devastating attack occurs on US soil it will result in a more harsh response from us.  It won\'t be an invasion next time - especially if the attack involves anything biological or chemical.  

Comparing it to the war on drugs is leap.  It is much more difficult for a terrorist to plot and carry out an attack then it is for someone to smuggle drugs into this country and sell them.

[Titan]

Originally posted by GigaShadow
What other superpowers?

.....France?

Originally posted by GigaShadow
Comparing it to the war on drugs is leap.  It is much more difficult for a terrorist to plot and carry out an attack then it is for someone to smuggle drugs into this country and sell them.

The only comparison is the fact that they are both nearly impossible to fully eradicate, not how much more difficult one is to pull of than the other.

It\'s a moot point though, the war on terror is just and right... the war on drugs is/was a waste of time and money.

[Bobs_Hardware]

Originally posted by GigaShadow
What other superpowers?

If I were a mod of this section, I\'d delete your post for asking the exact same question that I did two posts above it.

:evil: