I think that Russia's support of removing sanctions on Iraq is paper-thin...don't you think the WTC disater/atrocity (I will not call it a tragedy) caught the Russian's attention? Plus, the Russians are supporting the Afghan rebels...
I'm not sure the Russians still want Afghanistan (they did in the past) but I say we collaborate with the Russians, take out the Taliban and BinLaden and let the Russians have Afghanistan if they want it. While were at it, we should do away with Iraq and Saddam (preferably BEFORE dealing with Afghanistan) and set up some international coalition government...let Russia be involved there too...
The bottome line is, in dealing with the islamic jihad, our caucasian brethren in Russia have more in common with us than the Muslims...
Top defected Russian spy Col. Stanislav Lunev, investigative journalist Bill Gertz, and other experts on national security and foreign policy have released alarming research on the Russia and China threat to the U.S.A.
This research along with news reports about international defiance (e.g. communist and rogue or terrorist states) to U.S. hegemonism and U.N. sanctions
America is viewed by the Islamic and culturally/religiously orthodox world as a major source of worldwide moral contamination and destructive materialism.
As Israel's only unconditional ally, hatred towards America is also growing in direct proportion to hatred towards Israel. And Russia and China are the only military superpowers with the technology to empower Israel's enemies and unite with them in removing the U.S. roadblock to the obliteration of Israel.
Russia is behind this. My guess is that Russia and China sit back on the sidelines, and watch. If it looks like the Muslims need help, then and only then will they show their hand and step in on the Muslim side.