Soon the Russia defenders on FR will be all over you for daring to point out these tidbits about our wonderful Russian allies.
Now then, I'm speaking of this sole topic. In the bigger picture, I think its obvious the U.S. needs to move away from the U.N. and become more independent in negotiations abroad. I already sense it on the Iranian nuclear situation.
Keep in mind that Russia was accused of wrongdoing numerous times during the pre-invasion and early days of the war in Iraq. Most, if not all of those allegations were proven wrong, or inconclusive.
To this day, my belief is that Russia maintained relations with Iraq right up to the start of the war because they have been trading partners before the U.S. even existed. In other words, the sinister nature of this relationship was "probably" not a secret military alliance, as alleged.