[Colorado Doug]

I doubt that, but believe the Russians do. The Russians and Chinese cooperate much more than people generally realize. Iraq is more in the Russian sphere of influence.

I am not so sure that China is not discretely helping the "insurgents". China was very much involved with the Saddam regime, helping with anti US radar systems and hardening communication lines in the no-fly zone. Not that it helped Saddam much heh heh.

[strategofr]

"I am not so sure that China is not discretely helping the "insurgents"."

Well, I'm not sure either. If they can do anything the Russians can't, they would do it. And maybe, now that i think of it, that is a good idea for them. Because I suppose Putin still "sells" in Europe as a "man of peace." Better if someone is caught providing equipment, for it to be the Chinese. So far, however, all the advanced equipment of the terrotists (body armor, weapons, etc.) have been of the Russisn type, some relatively recent-issue, I believe.