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To: SilentZ who wrote (161200)	2/16/2003 2:42:39 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574854

>Look at the fighting in Chechnya. It was generally believed the Russians would be in and out very quickly. Chechnya's a bit different... there is a lot of covert outside support for Chechnya, and Iraq would have little to none, I'd expect. Second, Russia is strong compared to Chechnya, but it's absolutely dwarfed by the military might of the U.S.. Might doesn't make right, but it makes for some pretty tidy victories sometimes. There's some truth to what you say although Chechnya has been a major embarrassment for Russia and thus Russia has thrown all it has at the problem. Maybe a better analogy would have been Israel and the Palestinians or better yet, Vietnam. I bet most people back then thought that was a slam dunk and look how it turned out. I still think my point is a valid one.......that people fight hardest on their home turf. Whether that will make a difference in Iraq, time will tell. ted