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2008-11-22 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by 3dc 2008-11-22 13:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Interesting. After India refurbished the base and stationed helicopters there, Russia wants them out?

Posted by john frum 2008-11-22 13:39|| 2008-11-22 13:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Rahmon is Moscow's lacky. He will bend over and take whatever Putin wants to stick in him. Why doesn't Moscow re-annex Tajikistan and help feed their starving freezing people? Is that too much to ask in return for using it as their military base?

Posted by Threlbic 2008-11-22 20:08|| 2008-11-22 20:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Why doesn't Moscow re-annex Tajikistan and help feed their starving freezing people? Is that too much to ask in return for using it as their military base?

Not if they can use the base without doing it.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2008-11-22 23:13|| 2008-11-22 23:13|| Front Page Top

#4 What would happen if the HIndu crossed the mountains? Ever been done?

Posted by Jeremiah Thaise1218 2008-11-22 23:23|| 2008-11-22 23:23|| Front Page Top

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