Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
Originally posted by: HamSupLo
The Russians are not good at handling hostage situations; first the Moscow theater debacle and now this.
Well, you have to understand that most of the terrorists involved in these incidents didn't walk into it thinking they'd make it out alive anyhow. I mean, when you do anything to gain the attention of the media, it's going to get ugly when the military or local enforcement gets involved. All of the sudden, the terrorists no longer have anything to lose... They can clearly see out the windows and see that it's a die/die situation. I wouldn't blame the response teams....I'd blame the political systems for not addressing the Chechnyans in a way that makes them want to disarm. Maybe it can't be done...they've been kicked out of their homeland like the Palestinians.