MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia is prepared to make pre-emptive strikes on “terrorist bases” anywhere in the world, the Interfax news agency cited the country’s chief of staff as saying.
“With regard to preventive strikes on terrorist bases, we will take any action to eliminate terrorist bases in any region of the world. But this does not mean we will carry out nuclear strikes,” General Yuri Baluyevsky said Wednesday.
Baluyevsky added that Russia’s choice of action “will be determined by the concrete situation where ever it may be in the world.
“Military action is the last resort in the fight agaisnt terrorism.”
One thing to watch here, Saudi Arabia and Paksitan. There is no love between the Russians and the Saudis or Pakis due to the events in Afhganistan, and the funding of Chechen Terrorists by the Saudis. If there was ever a trigger for world wide disruption, it would be a Russian assault on Saudi Arabian or Pakistani interests.
All things considered; the obvious peril the Russian citizenry is in, the viciousness of their attackers, the background and training of President Putin and his Staff, the resources of the Russian government…. I would look for hard, fast surgical strikes against terrorist training camps, "safe houses" used by murderous terrorists, and the like. I would not look for a general attack against Saudi interests or infrastructure. Additionally, how could the House of Saud complain about the destruction of terrorist assets, wherever they may be? The Saudi House non-family bureaucracy is so infested with their opposition they may engage in pomp and sputterings, but in secret they would be wiping their persperation, smiling, grooving cool and chanting "Go, Putin, Go, Putin….." 😆
And I hope we are smart enough to stay out of the way, maybe loan the Russians a few black rounds (and if you don’t know what that means, don’t worry about it…) and hold a good dinner for the Spetz-guys after their operations are a success. After all, we’re all in the same battle, and all of our citizens are in the same peril.
Anyway that’s how I feel today, not having taken time for my first cup of java yet.
Id expect carpet bombing in Chechnya again. And maybe some assasinations around the world. (2 russians were caught doing this already in Qatar already this year.)
But i dont see them going after any government.