[wafflehouse]

well, what the hell did they think was going to happen???
we arent going over there with clubs and slingshots.. this is stoopid

[sugar_puddin]

I have had a great concern about Russia all the time. I don't trust them now, and never have. I pray that Russia and China haven't set us up. If they have, we've walked right into their trap. May God bless and protect our troops.

[WolfsView]

this article keeps saying "Moscow" said this and "Moscow" said that. Is this Moscow a student at berkley? Notice how it never says Putin says this.

[John Valentine]

This entire article is reminiscent of the Cold War with it's generalized references to "Moscow" this and "Moscow" that. It is the sad truth that irrespnsible journalism exists in Russia just as it does in the United States and Europe. And just because this was boradcast over the Voice of Russia does not mean that this represents the view of the Russian government. In fact, I suspect that whoever allowed this bilge to be broadcast is in for a severe wire brushing, at a minimum.

I know that there are a lot of people around who have been so conditioned to equate Russians with communists, or to be suspicious of Eastern Europeans, that anything Russian is seen with enormous suspicion.

But since Russia has been freed of communism, there is no reason for this continuing hostility. We need to be cautious with the Russians, just as we must be with the French, for example, but we need not demonize everything they do.

[KneelBeforeZod]

how about we cut off russia. that will save billions as well.

[chantal7]

"As for civilian casualties that the use of new weapons will entail, Washington has chosen not to discuss it."

No mention was made during the broadcast of the profits made by Russian defense contractors during the continuing – and controversial – war in the rebellious Russian republic of Chechnya.

Like they cared or thought about civilian casualties when they invaded afghanistan or what they are doing to civilians in Chechnya.

As to the profits our defense companies make..#1 They are just upset that this will spur growth in that economic sector and help our economy, and #2 more importantly, that we will develope newer and better systems. The communists now don't have a Traitor in the White House and his co-traitor wife to give them our newest secrets.

G*D please keep the Co Traitor out of the White House and make sure that the other Co Traitor doesn't get the law changed so that he can get back into the White House. Please stop the one world government..it's a bad idea anyway but I feel sure that our Co Traitors in Chief would be involved at the highest levels in such a situation.

[struwwelpeter]

The Russians I know - except for some chicken university studenty - are solidly behind smashing the terrorists. A few starpery (old farts) shake their heads and say that the bombing won't help, that the resulting partizanskaya voyna (guerilla warfare) will be awful. I have to remind them that they weren't only fighting the Afghani twenty years ago, but a 3-5 billion dollar CIA black op.

What I think Moscow mostly fears is that the US will show them up, just as we showed their weapons to be critically inferior during the Gulf War.

Rodina, yuri, etc, go ahead and bury me with pretty Berkut pictures, but I just toured Murmansk and Sevastopol. Years ago I made it to Kronstat and Kamchatka. Four salvage yards are all that remains of the world's 2nd most powerful navy. I doubt the air forces and army are in much better shape.

National pride makes Ivan grumble sometimes. Pay no attention.