For some excellent thoughts about the (limited) options open to Russia, I strongly recommend The Crossroads at The Belmont Club.
Hey that slogan seems to be a good start--I'm sure the Russian people will put it into action. At least we haven't heard people asking for forgiveness for the terrorists. I heard some member of the clergy did that right after the OK City bombing. I read the Mark Steyn quote you mentioned the other day--I liked that one too.