[MarMema]

Grossman said: "Every minute the Russians waited, the target got harder."

Unfair. At Budyonnosk the Russians stormed several times and made a complete mess of things. They were no doubt trying to resolve Beslan with negotiations.

And I will add that it is unlikely we will ever face the genius of Basayev in this country, nor the utter sadism of chechen terrorists.

[mdmathis6]

Never say never....9/11 was a very clever exploitation of weaknesses in our security!

[Quix]

nor the utter sadism of chechen terrorists
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i WOULDN’T BET ON THAT FOR A MICROSECOND.