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CaptainCrunch · 09-01-2004, 03:10 PM

The Chechen's have never been treated well the Romanov's hated them. Stalin had them exported en masse to Siberia, and the current government has been left with a problem that they have no way to deal with properly.

The Chechen's haven't made the situation any easier with thier unwillingness to negotiate with the current government in place.

If they were going after government heads, or military units I would have very little problems with it, however they are going after children, and I have a big problem with that.

Can you give into thier demands or negotiate with the hostage takers. As much as I am sentimental towards children. I don't think they can. Its all about patterns. If the Chechen rebels see an operational success by kidnaping kinds, its unlikely that this will be the last instance of it. If they fail at it, they might rethink this strategy. You can't encourage these people by allowing them to have success no matter what they cost. Its how thier minds operate.

Can you compare the Chechen's to the Palestines. Not really, the oppression level is different, and the Chechen's are in the hopeless situation of being able to rely on nobody else but themselves.

The Palestine situation is a whole other ball of way. They are being used as a political pawn by the other Arab states who could help difuse the situation but choose not to because of a historical hatred of the jews. They are also a focal point for a lot of different arab terrorist groups who even if a peace is bought about wouldn't allow things to settle down, its a nice little controlled environment for them on the effects of a terrorist campaign.

Somebody bought up blame for the American's for the unequaled support of the israeli's and I have to wonder. Politically it would be suicdide for any standing government (even one run by Kerry) to flat out abandon Israel, there are too many jewish voters. Israel is also the closest thing to a democracy in that region, and that needs to be respected and protected. The U.S. has tried time and time again to implement workable peaceful solutions that have never worked, because it allows a jewish state to survive in a predominant Muslin region.

09-01-2004, 03:10 PM	#16
CaptainCrunch Norm! Join Date: Jun 2002 Exp:	The Chechen's have never been treated well the Romanov's hated them. Stalin had them exported en masse to Siberia, and the current government has been left with a problem that they have no way to deal with properly. The Chechen's haven't made the situation any easier with thier unwillingness to negotiate with the current government in place. If they were going after government heads, or military units I would have very little problems with it, however they are going after children, and I have a big problem with that. Can you give into thier demands or negotiate with the hostage takers. As much as I am sentimental towards children. I don't think they can. Its all about patterns. If the Chechen rebels see an operational success by kidnaping kinds, its unlikely that this will be the last instance of it. If they fail at it, they might rethink this strategy. You can't encourage these people by allowing them to have success no matter what they cost. Its how thier minds operate. Can you compare the Chechen's to the Palestines. Not really, the oppression level is different, and the Chechen's are in the hopeless situation of being able to rely on nobody else but themselves. The Palestine situation is a whole other ball of way. They are being used as a political pawn by the other Arab states who could help difuse the situation but choose not to because of a historical hatred of the jews. They are also a focal point for a lot of different arab terrorist groups who even if a peace is bought about wouldn't allow things to settle down, its a nice little controlled environment for them on the effects of a terrorist campaign. Somebody bought up blame for the American's for the unequaled support of the israeli's and I have to wonder. Politically it would be suicdide for any standing government (even one run by Kerry) to flat out abandon Israel, there are too many jewish voters. Israel is also the closest thing to a democracy in that region, and that needs to be respected and protected. The U.S. has tried time and time again to implement workable peaceful solutions that have never worked, because it allows a jewish state to survive in a predominant Muslin region. __________________ My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!