[bgill]

This will be a whole new level of war, one that will like draw in Russia and China, and which has the potential to bring the entire planet to utter ruin

I doubt they want utter ruin but Putin has been biding his time just waiting for hussein to royally screw up.

[Errant]

I seem to recall some writings somewhere predicting certain countries being hooked and drawn into conflict. Hussein has left a few jewels in the desert just waiting for the right person to come along and pick them up.

"Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Moscow with Saudi Intelligence Chief Prince Bandar Bin Sultan on Wednesday, Itar Tass news agency reported. “A broad range of issues in bilateral relations, the situation in the Middle East and North Africa have been discussed,” Russian President’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters."