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Originally Posted by mirevolver
Let me be more clear, they turn what is now a rather passive occupation into a very active military operation. Bring more troops into the area, conduct air strikes, raid homes of people suspected to be involved in the terror movement, level buildings suspected of housing terrorists, basically turn Chechnya into a warzone.
And knowing some of the statements Putin has said in the past, he would probably combine that with an invasion of the nation of Georgia to prevent the terrorists from escaping to the south.
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Where have you been? The Russians have done two, yes TWO, full scale invasions in the past 10 years. Chechnya is fucked, completely. The rebels have been using guerilla warfare against the Russian army since then, and perpetrating terrorist attacks in the Russian interior. The whole situation is a mess. Both sides act like goddamn animals. It's very hard root for either side. The Russians have already done everything you said they should do, raid homes, level safehouses, etc. The Chechens want to have their own country, which does make me lean towards their cause, it's just too bad they have to use such appalling methods to try and obtain their goals. I guess they want to make it so unsavory that Russia finally says fuck it, and lets them have their independence. Only problem is that Russia is being very pigheaded about the whole thing. Chechnya is a wasteland, there is no benifit for Russia to hold on to it. The only reason I can see why Russia doesn't want Chechen independence is because it might start a domino effect of other provinces wanting autonomy.