[odds]

“Is Kadyrov trying to create a state-sanctioned Muslim sect Kremlin can control?”

Seems your answer to this is a yes. Is that a bad thing?

Not exactly the same, but I see similarities with GWB’s vision of Iraq. For example, the constitution still Islamic, yet envisioned to be pro-USA; new gov’t elected but in a controlled fashion, though give the Iraqis a sense of participation thru voting.

Problem is was that one needs to tightly & militarily control that approach & situation for decades in a ‘democratic model’ (such as in Iraq) too. The Islamists still fought what they viewed as ‘invaders’, and once American troops pulled out, all hell broke loose.

What’s the alternative?

[AdmSmith]

Can all countries have democracy? Yes. Can they have democracy now? No.

That is the lesson learned in the Arab world.

[TigerLikesRooster]

I am merely observing that Russians are not taking the approach of self-flagellation by Western liberals. They instead try to infiltrate Muslim institutions and undermine the religion from within.

This is a well-established tactic by communists. They plant their operatives inside churches or other religious institutions. With some efforts, they could co-opt them, installing their puppets.