Why We Must Act

Chechnya is a republic of Russia. Seems legit for him to exercise some authority over it and try to keep peace there and in other parts of his own country.<p>I assume this has been posted to highlight some contradictory stance he is taking on Syria which is a sovereign country. Chechnya to Russia is not the the same as Syria to the USA.

&gt; Then, in a flash, hundreds perish in explosions at the Watergate, or at an apartment complex on Manhattan&#x27;s West Side. Thousands are injured, some horribly disfigured. Panic engulfs a neighborhood, then a nation.<p>It&#x27;s remarkable that he is arguing for strong military action as a result of terrorist attacks using this hypothetical scenario, which is eerily similar to 9&#x2F;11. In retrospect, he was right - we took strong military action as a result as well.

Political, mainstream news: this is pretty much by definition something that is supposed to be off topic here.

First off, [1999].<p>Second, Why was this submitted? Was it an attempt to draw comparisons with Putin&#x27;s plea for us not to bomb Syria?

Wait, if this was published in 1999, then how could he mention 9&#x2F;11?