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October 26, 2007

Russia: What is Putin's Plan for Iran?

Here at Western Resistance, we've had had a difficult time understanding Vladimir Putin. With one hand, he pursues war against Muslim rebels, worries about ethnic Russians' low birthrates, restricts constructions of Mosques, etc. With the other hand, he supports Iran's and Syria's nuclear program, supports the regimes diplomatically, much like he supported Saddam Hussein. It is tough to say, but only a conspiracy theory or wanton stupidity born out of overconfidence seem to make sense. I still think stupidity is the answer. Michael Ledeen thinks it is wily strategy: Red Army Dreams

If you were Vladimir Putin, what would you think of Iran? You'd worry a lot about it, that's what. Your own Russia is losing Russians, due to the usual grim demography that characterizes most of Europe. And, like the others, you've got a Muslim problem, with surging birthrates both within Russia and all along its borders, from Chechnya to the 'stans. Lots of those Muslims are under Iranian sway. You know that well, having been trained in, and elevated by, the KGB, which was horrified to see radical mullahs and imams receiving money, Korans, and even weapons from the Islamic Republic. When Osama bin Laden claims that the defeat of the Soviet Empire was an Islamic victory, there's a certain element of truth to his words, and you know that the Iranians want to build on that foundation to extend their power deeper into your domain.[...]

Posted by Ruy Diaz at October 26, 2007 1:52 PM

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