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To: Proton who wrote (40645)	9/21/2001 7:42:04 AM
From: j g cordes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

Is the enemy of my previous enemy a friend? Russia must decide if it will allow American military presense in Tajikistan, Afghanistan's northern bordering state. The long conflict in which we sided against Russia in their Vietnam, is now (in an odd twist of fate) a strategic country for US forces to mount operations from.. and for Russia a possible advantage in their ongoing border fight with the Taliban. Russia has 10,000 troops stationed across a long border. Allowing the US access puts Russia at risk of heightened terrorist activity in their own country and subtle humiliation of having foreign military stationed within its borders. On the other hand, joining the US and European coalition would at once move Russia to rise above is angst of post Reagan/cold war era thinking. My guess is that they will discuss this in their back rooms and note that joining will allow them to settle an old score with Afghanistan with the aid of a previous enemy. After that, who knows... Jim Cordes