Russia: Putin Says He Is Against Removing Hussein From Power

Radio Free Europe ^ | Paris, 9 February 2003

[krodriguesdc]

Russia: Putin Says He Is Against Removing Hussein From Power

Paris, 9 February 2003 (RFE/RL) -- In an interview broadcast today, President Vladimir Putin says Russia does not support the U.S. goal of removing Iraqi President Saddam Hussein from power and believes a unilateral U.S. military strike on Iraq would be a "big mistake."

Putin said he does not want to "settle any score with Hussein," in the interview with France 3 television, which was taped on Friday in Moscow ahead of his visit to Paris tomorrow.

He said the United Nations Charter does not include any steps that would allow outsiders to change the regime in a country "whether we like it or not."

Putin said unilateral action would be a big mistake but the most serious consequence would be the threat of a division within the UN Security Council and the end of the coalition against terrorism.

That could prompt the breaking-up of Iraq, create further complications for the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the radicalization of the Muslim world with unforseen consequences for Arab countries that embrace democratic values, as well as the risk of a fresh wave of terrorist attacks.

[Dog]

Good bye Putin...

Have fun handling that little Chechen problem of yours...

[this_ol_patriot]

Russians, the masters of regime changes:

* The unsuccessful 1920 invasion of Poland by the Red Army.

* The successful 1921 invasion of Georgia in the Caucasian Mountains

* The 1939 invasion of Finland.

* The 1940 invasion of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania.

* The Hitler-Stalin pact which led to World War II. In 1940, The Red Army invaded and conquered the Eastern half of Poland while the Nazi Army conquered the Western half.

* The invasion of Hungary in 1956.

* The invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968.

* The 1979 invasion of Afghanistan and the Soviet forces decade of war against the Afghan people.

[dasboot]

Oh boy...

I've been defending Vlad for a while now. I'm starting to think I may have been very wrong about him.

Ready to eat crow.

[taxed2death]

He's just trying to keep his oil contracts with Saddam.....same as France.

The issue is about money, not terrorism.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Follow the money. Russia has commercial dealings with Iraq.

[trebb]

Oh boy... I've been defending Vlad for a while now. I'm starting to think I may have been very wrong about him.

Ready to eat crow.

Same here - save me a serving...

[Puddleglum]

Oh boy... I've been defending Vlad for a while now. I'm starting to think I may have been very wrong about him.

Ready to eat crow.

Ditto for me too. I'd been hopeful but wary. Still, save me the beak.

[Quix]

WHAT DUPLICITY.

IF 9/11 HAD HAPPENED
TO MOSCOW,
AND PUTIN
HAD THE EVIDENCE
WE HAVE,
THEN
MECCA, MEDINA, BAGHDAD, KABUL
WOULD HAVE BEEN GLASS
WITHIN 24-48 HOURS

As long as Putin, France, Germany et al keep farting into microphones and other media, we can be well excused for laughing in their faces.

While keeping in mind they are dangerous in some respects and to a point--especially Russia and France with China.

[quack]

Not only oil my friend..... http://www.mideastinsight.org/1_00/freedman_1.00.html

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2002-08-17-russia-iraq_x.htm

http://www.inthenationalinterest.com/Articles/Vo1Issue11/Vol1Issue11Miskovic.html

http://www.fas.org/news/iraq/1998/12/18/981218-rus-iz.htm

http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/010806/2001080612.html

http://archives.thedaily.washington.edu/1998/021298/ill.21298.html

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,60661,00.html

[quack]

My mistake.........Links do not work......

I'll figure this stuff out sooner or later My apologies : (