[SauronOfMordor]

Other posters on this thread are right...this is fear driven.

The people who tell the Muslim press what to write have just realized a few things:

1. Russia, unlike the US, is not infected with Political Correctness. They can call a Muslim terrorist a Muslim terrorist
2. Russia, unlike the US, is a net exporter of oil, and cannot be harmed by an oil embargo
3. Russia has a HUGE number of nukes and conventional arms
4. Russia does not need to cross any oceans to invade the Arab Middle East

[SusaninOhio]

In my opinion, you are all correct.

This is fear-driven.

Talk is cheap.

Turn the Russian bear loose.

[Siamese Princess]

The people who tell the Muslim press what to write have just realized a few things:

Russia, unlike the US, is not infected with Political Correctness. They can call a Muslim terrorist a Muslim terrorist

Russia, unlike the US, is a net exporter of oil, and cannot be harmed by an oil embargo

Russia has a HUGE number of nukes and conventional arms

Russia does not need to cross any oceans to invade the Arab Middle East

Sauron, you hit the nail on the head -- they're more afraid of the Russkies than they are of us. The Russians are tough, still have a sense of self-preservation as a nation and refreshingly un-PC, despite decades of Communist rule.

[FITZ]

I think Arabs know Russia is stronger than the USA but they need the USA for more fund-raising for terrorist recruting and training -- they aren't ready to kill us completely yet because they need our money.

[ridesthemiles]

Your points are right on.