Absolutely correct. Likewise, Russia has a lot to answer for in their treatment of the Chechen people.
"Russia has the sovereign authority to suppress such lawless insurrection and rebellion."
To my amazement, this forum praises the Spanish for throwing out the Muslims seven hundred years after their conquest, but seems to think that the Chechens should not be allowed to throw the Russians out of their land.
"If Chechens wish to wage a legitimate war of independence, they should restrict their actions to legitimate government targets."
I don't see anyone on this thread, or in this forum saying anything to the contrary...I'm certainly not.
So now...what's the solution to Chechnya?
If Russian treated Chechens the same way Americans treated warlike Indian tribes, the problem would not exist. Or at least same way as Poles treated Ukrainian guerillas (in the mountain area in south-east, in size comparable to Chechnya) after WWII (they deported and dispersed them over newly acquired territories in the West).
Should Russians emulate those two examples?
When American settlers faced Indians, who threw out whom and why? I guess the outcome does not depend on what outside powers allow, unless the last are strong enough to take sides as it happened in Kosovo.
I guess you don't understand the meaning of the word "nullified", do you Luis?
To my amazement, this forum praises the Spanish for throwing out the Muslims seven hundred years after their conquest, but seems to think that the Chechens should not be allowed to throw the Russians out of their land.
Why should that "amaze" you, Luis?
History and current events are viewed from different perspectives.
So now...what's the solution to Chechnya?
It is not our place to "solve" Chechnya, Luis.
We currently recognize Russian sovereignty over that territory.
So we recognize Putin's legitimate authority to supress terrorist activity.
Of course, we also monitor his actions and condemn those which do not meet our standards of justice.