Russia says war in Iraq a mistake and illegal

Reuters ^ | 3/17/03

[kjam22]

"There are 20 million Muslims living in Russia. We cannot afford not to consider their opinion and we fully share their alarm," he added.

But it's not a war about religion or ethinticty? Are those 20 million Russians or Iraqis?

[Diogenesis]

Russia should stop fighting the Chechens. Or is that OK for them?

Next time they take over Moscow, Russia better ask the UN what to do FIRST.

[Green]

"We will not gloat over a tragic mistake by the United States or start a noisy campaign. Our relations are too important for international peace to hold them hostage to differences over the Iraq problem."

So does this mean you will now sit down and be quiet?

[scooby321]

Does this mean you won't ask the US for IMF Loans this Summer???

[mitchbert]

I see. And so logically it follows that flattening a provincial capital, killing tens of thousands of civilians, sending drunk and undisciplined conscripts into an area to loot and pilliage (and heaven knows what else), why that's just cricket, right?

Glass houses, Mother Russia, glass houses.

[flamefront]

No, this says it all.

"Russia will not launch an anti-American campaign, but ..."

Where is Patton, when you need him?

[MindBender26]

How much foreign aid are we sending them a year?

[DoughtyOne]

The new long term plan for the United Nations is in.

View this 65k Quicktime (mov) graphic.  LINK

[flamefront]

The Russians lost the race to Pristina. Now they lost any chance to improve on their lost oil contracts and arms trading with Iraq. Move on, Putin.

[Grampa Dave]

Interesting, coming from a bunch of thugs who mass murdered millions in the last century including their own people. The KGB is alive and well in Putrid's Homeland!

Their cash cows, Iraq/Iran are about to become hamburger. That will cost them billions. The new governments in Iraq and Iran will repay these bastards with nothing of value.

[flamefront]

Tuesday, March 11, 2003
"Two Warnings" [about Russia]
by J. R. Nyquist

[aynrandfreak]

Just to keep things in perspective, I believe that Yeltsin said that going into Kosovo would be illegal too. I'm still mad at Putin too though.

[elfman2]

Sounds like they just ran the numbers on $20 per barrel oil.

[scootshome]

YOUR EITHER WITH US OR.....**GET OUT OF THE WAY**...! If the Russians were SMART they would sit back and be quite and let the French act like the FOOLS... But of course these are the Russians, They aren't even gonna take a look at maybe POPCORN Stocks, for instance, in the USA. No they have to ACT A FOOL...like our BACKSTABBING FRENCHMEN....

[DannyTN]

"There are 20 million Muslims living in Russia. We cannot afford not to consider their opinion and we fully share their alarm," he added.

"Translation---> I'm only saying this because I'll have domestic problems with these dang Muslims if I don't."

[Orion78]

PING

[From The Deer Stand]

It's a good thing Russia has never done anything that could be considered a "mistake or "illegal." That would be disappointing for such a stellar nation.

[mikhailovich]

Everyone is right so far, carry on.......