http://scoop.agonist.org/story/2004/7/16/1870/82806
As many as 40k troops.
Why would Putin put his troops on the line in Iraq given he was so against it?
I know why. We will pay out the ass for it.
Is this an attempt to save Bushco asses?
Will it work?
How will the hardliners take it?
Notice the statement…“The size of the contigent is significant as well, leaving room for the United States to act more pro-actively in the region”
Means no troops will come home.
Iran anyone?
The Agonist?
Bush administration to send Russian troops to Iraq or Afghanistan
:eek: :eek: :eek:
Someone jog my memory. Weren’t Russian troops in Afghanisatan once before?
Didn’t the Russian troops in Afghanistan foment the networking of militants?
Didn’t the U.S. government support Osama bin Laden and his buddies to get the Russians OUT of Afghanisatan?
My god, we are so fucked.
The source of the story.
*note–bolding mine–sc
So far, you have a story that is only based on Russian sources. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t have legs.
Come back when it does.
Never happen. Not a chance.
I have spoken. Carry on.
I realize George has been trying to bring back Ronnie’s glory days of the '80s, but ain’t this taking things a bit too far?
It would be like sending US forces back into Viet Nam. It could actually be the catalyst that starts WWIII.
Against who? Belgium?
the “October surprise” was originally meant as the “deal” to not release hostages to influence an election.
Would this really oinfluence the election?What is in it for us?
For Russia?
I’m just figuring the admin will rig the voting is all myself.
I can’t see Russian troops in either thea… thea… place not making things worse.
40,000 Russian troops in Afghanistan would unite the Afghanis against the U.S., NATO, or whoever and even Wolfowitz can’t be so myopic as to miss that.
40,000 Russian troops in Iraq would do nothing to alllow enough U.S. troops to be re-assigned to invade Iran, so there is no great dark plot, there.
I do not see any of the undecided voters in the U.S. hearing of a commitment of Russian troops to Iraq suddenly saying to themselves, “Oh! Now I simply must vote for Bush.”
It is entirely possible that Putin has reached some sort of agreement with Bush to exchange Russian mercenaries for cash, but that hardly counts as some sort of election-tipping skulduggery.
If the Russians were to provide troops, we’d have to pay for them anyway! The Russians are broke on their buttskis, the Chechens are bleeding them white, they got diddly and wish they had squat.
Probably this is a rumor, based mostly on the Russian’s nostalgic memory for when they counted for something.
I don’t know why I bother, but “huh?” :rolleyes:
Yeah, that was my thought. Who the hell is going to fight WWIII. The Russians are out…the Chinese don’t want to.
What are the Afghani’s gonna use, man? Harsh language?
And I would be ASTONISHED if a significant Russian troop presence ended up in Afghanistan again.
Meh. Frankly I’m more worried about the July Surprise at the moment.
HVTs are “high-value targets” – Osama bin Laden or other high-level terrorist leaders.
International diplomacy at its finest.
Are they stupid or something? Russian Troops back in Afghanistan? Just wait for the dynamite to explode, this would destroy much credibility in the eyes of the people that we’re not oppressors.
As for them to be in Iraq? I reckon they would be more likely than the U.S troops to be too heavy handed, plus with the bad state of the Russian Army after the breakup of the USSR, I seriously doubt its military effectiveness in other than being able to secure food depots.
Ya think? :rolleyes:
Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t that an entirely different scenario, i.e. before the Soviet Union crumbled?
Whether the OP’s information is true or not, or whether this tactic is a good idea or not, you can’t make any kind of comparison to what happened in the 1980s.