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| Russia will not aid Iran if conflict with the US becomes military |
| 2006-04-23 |
| Russia's military will not intervene on one side or the other should the current Iran crisis lead to an armed conflict, the chief of the Russian general staff said. "You are asking which side Russia will take. Of course Russia will not, at least I as head of the general staff, suggest the use of force on one side or the other. Just as was the case in Afghanistan," General Yury Baluevsky told reporters, referring to the 2001 US-led intervention to oust the Taliban. The general, who heads the Russian armed forces, stressed that he did not think a military scenario was likely in relation to Iran and said that diplomacy was "the proper course". "In my view a military solution to the Iranian problem would be a political and military mistake," Baluevsky said. He also confirmed that Russia planned to go ahead with fulfilling an order by Iran for a consignment of Tor-M1 mobile air defence systems, despite US concerns about the deal. "I am absolutely sure that it will be delivered, in accordance with international norms on non-proliferation," he said. Baluevsky is known for his hawkish position with regard to the United States. In December he accused Washington of "double standards" in its policies towards Iran and North Korea, saying it had closed its eyes to Israel's nuclear arsenal. His comments on Wednesday came as the Iran issue continued to overshadow talks in Moscow among leaders of the Group of Eight rich nations. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #6 60 MINUTES had a report last night on how China's female/daughter shortage bears risk of inducing serious societal-cultural troubles across China. Even the Chicom [lady] Minister being interviewed had to admit that the crises were very real and troubling to the CPC - so much so that the CPC is now reversing course and rewarding Chinese citizens for the number of daughters borne. It was admitted suring the interview that baby female smuggling/kidnapping was now highly profitable, wid as many as 28 female newborns being found in one bag. THE CHINESE FOCII ON BABY BOYS IS A CLEAR SIGN OF A WEAK, UNSTABLE SOCIETY STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE BY GIVING PRIORITY TO THE PERCEIVED STRONGEST OF GENDERS.As for IRAN, Dubya and USDOD still must plan for any contingency vv North Korea, Taiwan and Iran - for me, North KOrea has always been a likely diversionary or holding front for China's real target(s), TAIWAN and SOUTH-SE ASIA, espec Taiwan. Few iff any in INTEL or the USDOD believe that any attack by North Korea will NOT have the sanction or support of China. As said before, Kimmie beats the chests and war drums of Norkie regional bellicosity, but its China's PLAAF and PLAN that does the actual buzzin' and penetratin' of Japan's air-and sea-space and WESTPAC. INTERFAX.ru > West/Euro-cnetric Russia's T-160 bombers penetrated into CANADA, aka Radical Islam's CANUCK-ISTAN. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-04-23 22:58 |
| #5 China's interests, or more to the point, the Chinese' leadership interest in keeping their necks is by keeping the Chinese economy going by keeping the oil coming. China goes to civil war if/when their economy tanks. If the flow of ME oil gets interrupted, China goes down. Hard. |
| Posted by: Hupomoque Spinesh6287 2006-04-23 17:12 |
| #4 Nothing smart about it. The equipment we know about is dated, what we don't know about can kill us. Couple that with the UNSC veto and the diplospeak, and military action is inevitable. In truth, Iran is a proxy for Russia/ChiComs. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-04-23 14:05 |
| #3 It actualy sounds pretty smart to me, by selling the outmoded stuff (That we already know how to counter) they're getting cash for relatively worthless stuff. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2006-04-23 13:12 |
| #2 yeah, they send them the equipment that they don't want or need anymore - cause it's old and outdated - in exchange for lots and lots of cash. |
| Posted by: 2b 2006-04-23 10:36 |
| #1 More commie double-speak, as they help build up AhMad's air defense systems, sell them military hardware, help build the nuke plants, etc. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-04-23 10:31 |