[jospehm20]

Perhaps we should tell Mr. Putin that we may "not help" the Chechens just like the Russians are "not helping" the Iraq regime.

[thoughtomator]

Well, we wouldn't help the Chechens anyway, they are a part of the larger problem that we are working on solving. Eventually we will have to help Russia in Chechnya. I don't think we will have all that much choice in the matter - if Chechnya becomes a zone of escape from the USA, plenty of radicals will be heading there.