Don't forget that Russia is responsible for creating those terrorist...I wouldn't compare most of the Chechens with Al-Qaida. The war in Chechnya is different from that one in Iraq. Welp, there goes your credibility. We'll be sure to tell this to the Chechins in Gitmo and the dead ones in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq. I'm sure the Chechin who blew himself up with the USS Cole would be happy to hear you too.
It's a matter of scale. If you don't understand that there goes your credibility