To: Destro; Bobibutu
After the fall of the Soviet Union nations and republics were leaving in droves... why did Russia decide to draw the line in Chechnya?
6 posted on
02/02/2004 7:47:58 PM PST by
GeronL
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To: GeronL
Chechnya was not a constituant republic of the old USSR.
8 posted on
02/02/2004 7:50:50 PM PST by
Destro
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To: GeronL
why did Russia decide to draw the line in Chechnya?===
IMHO it because the territory of Chechnya as it is includes good chunk of former cossack region of Terek Cossacks the whole north of Terek river.
Coomies gave that territory to chechns after they helped them against cossacks during Civil War 1918-22.
So when Russia was reestablished some liberals agreed to allow chechens to get away with that land. But later even them decided to reconsider. The first chechen war began.
To get out now sounds same as of someone who tells America to get out of Iraq now. After she crushed Saddam there apparently nothing to do. Same way in Chechnya!
But we all know that if Russia departs from Chechnya or America from Iraq ther will be new islamic khaliphat duirng few months.
28 posted on
02/02/2004 10:23:42 PM PST by
RusIvan
To: GeronL
Oil. Chechnya has oil.
41 posted on
02/03/2004 9:25:13 AM PST by
dennisw
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