I hope this persuades the Russians to stop opposing us in the UN Security Council every time we go to bat against our enemies. If we could add Japan and/or India to the Council it might tip the balance in our favor to some extent. It's time for the free world (new members included) to realize that we have to crush this business before China gets any ideas about how weak our resolve is.
I hope this persuades the Russians to stop opposing us in the UN Security Council every time we go to bat against our enemies.
Yes, but it would be nice if we could return that favor.
If my memory serves me well, we've hammering the Russians with bilious rhetoric about their conduct in Chechnya the whole ten years.
Consider.
All the other former Soviet Republics declared their sovereignty without firing a shot.
What was different about Chechnya?
Why, Islam, of course.
The institution of Sharia law followed soon thereafter by the beheadings of Russian Orthodox and Catholic priests, protestant pastors, and missionaries.
There was also an upturn in the oppression of the Jews to far greater than former Soviet levels.
The Taliban from Afghanistan were active in Chechnya and enflamed their hatred of the Russians.