Here's the thing that kills me about people's continued calls for immediate Chechen independence, ala Russia just cuts it loose and lets it go: If Chechnya gets independence tomorrow, it becomes the next Afghanistan. It becomes the new global terrorist Wal-Mart, where people can go buy whatever they need (except now with better access to surplus Russian military equipment), train for whatever they want, and spread throughout Europe more quickly and easily. (If this all hasn't happened already).
It would become a viper's nest of islamic hate within months, and that's a disaster we couldn't afford.
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