[pahrumpcaveman]

http://www.spbtimes.com/ I sent this to the editor in reply to the Vox Populi . "This war is about the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the spread of them to terrorist organizations around the world .Not oil ,not to dictate it's will against the world (unless you're a terrorist and wish to use these weapons to do harm ), not about snubbing our rude noses in the air to the UN . What would happen if instead of using planes on 9/11 the terrorists would have unleashed a biological weapon like ricin . How would Moscow react if instead of blowing up buildings the next Chechen rebel attack involved such weapons ? Do you not understand the real danger of the spread of these weapons ? I think we ALL should put our monetary gains aside and look at this situation realistically . The free world cannot afford to have such weapons floating around for sale to any mobster with a suitcase full of money . If we don't address this situation now how difficult will it be to handle later . Mike Smith , 35 , USA

[Atticus]

Oh I think they understand it plenty well. The Russians and the French hens have far more to lose by p*ssing off Muslims than we do, which is why the Russians are playing both sides.

[JohnBT]

Let's see, there's the multi-billion-dollar arms sales - and that's just to Iraq. They'd likely lose a few more, too. I'm not sure if they're playing both sides or just one. Hard to tell.

John

[D_Burchfield]

The Russians have had a lucrative trade in weapons and technology with Iraq for years, with total disregard to UN sanctions. Fox News has reported of Russian arms technicians in Iraq as recently as 21 March. The Russian Gov't has looked the other way as Russian arms dealers have supplied Iraq with military technology such as night vision equipment and communications jamming equipment, as well as lots of ordinance(now where did they get all those kalishnikovs?). :scrutiny: The Us Gov't has filed a formal protest through diplomatic channels after a year of quiet diplomacy to ask the Russians to intercede in these practices.:banghead:

pahrumpcaveman,

Add the French and Germans to that list as well!

[pahrumpcaveman]

What surprises me is that they don't seem to see the real danger of this situation and would rather continue to line their pockets . This stuff could very well come back to their own back yard and bite them but they don't seem to have any concern of that . The French are by far the worst of the bunch as they are not just looking the other way but actively working against our government . One thing is for sure ,we are certainly finding out who our friends are . Let us not forget those who have opposed us .:mad:

[Dannyboy]

Sounds to me like a good reason for Russia to be anti-war. Now we just need to find some things that say "Made in France" and "Made in Germany."

[Blackhawk]

I'm inclined to be more lenient on Russia than on Germany and France because Russia doesn't really have that strong a central government able to balance national concerns against private concerns in their "new-to-them" Capitalistic society.

Russia hasn't gone through the long process of installing checks and balances on businesses dealing with other countries as we have. Same way for the Ukraine, etc.

I don't know how much I'm influenced by the fact that their jammers don't work against our GPS bomb kits, but it's probably a lot.

As for their night vision devices, that's a red herring. Those gizmos have been available to thee and me for decades.