[Teplukin]

Good post. Let me try to build on your logic

According to Paul Wolfowitz, Saddam was in bed with Al Queda. And of course Al Queda is causing Russia all sorts of headaches in Chechnya. So why would Putin help Saddam?

Perhaps this makes sense it you think that Russia's only interest in the game was food-for-oil. But of course Russia is also involved in the worldwide war on Terror; and Putin has endorse President Bush's second term.

Okay, let's assume Russia removed these tons of munitions. How & to where would Russian forces remove those munitions? Would Turkey give them transit rights?

I am just thinking out loud right now. Trying to piece together this story

[jonrick46]

They could be moved through Iran to stay for their use or moved to the coast of Iran and shipped through the Capsian Sea. Another route is into Syria, where they are now hidden or loaded on a ship and moved through the Dardanelles, into the Sea of Marmara, and past Istanbul into the Black Sea.

What is frightening about all of this is that Russia is looking like the dog who ate the chickens and there is egg on their face.