When all else fails - blame the "neo-cons". Ronald Reagan and Nixon were strict "neo-cons", apparently people are unaware what the term means and what it entails.
Before you dig yourself in too deep, you should be aware that there's a good bit of truth in this article.
Russia took the position that the war in Iraq was "all about oil", so a tit for tat policy that Chechnya was just a Russian land grab wasn't too hard to understand, before the terrorists blew up the school.
The future depends on Russia. If they keep playing hardball with the US, supplying nuclear technology to Iran, and opposing the war on terror, then you aren't likely to see the US take any strong positions supporting Russia's fight against terrorism either.
Make no mistake, the world's reaction to the terrorist attack on the school has raised numerous policy questions, on all sides. Right now you see silence as everybody scrambles to figure out how to adjust to this, and to the populist pressure to "do something". It'll take time for the pendulum to settle on this one.
Neo cons bear their share--as intellectual support. I invite you to google up " balkans" and "neoconservative"--It's a real hard read, and an eye-opener. McVain, Albright, Biden, Waco Wesley--they were supported by neos such as Kristol and Krauthammer in getting the US on the wrong side, and empowering the Albanian Islamists.