[white trash redneck]

And if, God forbid, this ends in catastrophic death I pray that the outpouring of support in the US for the Russians is as massive as their post-9/11 outpouring of support was for us.

I don't consider their antics in the UN Security Council concerning the Iraq resolution to be evidence of support for us.

I hope that today's events shock them to the realization that they can't be like the man in the lifeboat who says to his companion, "Look, your side of the boat is sinking." Either they are with us or they are with the terrorists. I hope this clarifies their thinking.

[Wordsmith]

I don't consider their antics in the UN Security Council concerning the Iraq resolution to be evidence of support for us.

Suggest you read post 398. We've been screwing the Russians own war against the jihadis just as much as they've been playing hardball about Iraq. As has been said on this thread, Russian government resistance to an Iraq attack is likely about money.

I'm talking about the massive public response on 9/12/01 across Russia, the candlelit vigils, the prayers. The response of the Russian PEOPLE, not the government. Will we do likewise for them if this ends as badly as it could?

[gcruse]

I don't consider their antics in the UN Security Council
concerning the Iraq resolution to be evidence of support for us.

Russia has been with us on the war on terrorism since 9/11.
Iraq is not part of that war.