Shadowfax
<b>mod cow</b>
HomeLAN said:The Russians got into a civil war situation. Civilians got hurt, as usually happens in a war. They didn't wake up one morning and say to themselves, "let's go wipe us out a grade school." That's exactly what the terrorists in this story did.
People who take your position usually can't make this simple distinction.
oh i can make that simple distinction. my point is, that no matter who started this war, every reaction from one side is causing a reaction from the other side. the russians are fighting a war against the chechens, so they react; they occupy a grade school. of course russia will retalliate.
i'm not saying this action is the right way, but it would be a bit ackward to just ignore the things the russian army does in chechnya; they're not exactly respecting human rights over there as well.