[gondramB]

"Gosh, I wonder if this possibly had any connection to do with that whole "Oil-for-Food Scandal" thing that somebody somewhere once said something about."

I'm sure you are right. I was thinking that Russia may not have like the spectacle of a large Army using expensive Russian weaponry getting wiped off the map.

[b2stealth]

I think Oil-for-food was just a way to "pay" Russians for their services..

They were smiling to us same time they were doing this behind our backs!