This is silliness. Vladimir if this was the case, half the USA would be cheering the rebels in Afghanistan on to achieve their goal as you see it. That was an easy one to see through.
Putin: Bush Must Win or Terrorists Will Triumph
By Simon Saradzhyan STAFF WRITER MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin on Monday made his strongest endorsement yet for his friend U.S. President George W. Bush, saying "international terrorism" will claim victory over the international antiterrorism coalition if Bush loses.
"I believe that the activities of terrorists in Iraq are not as much aimed at the coalition as at President Bush personally ... The goal of international terrorism is to prevent the election of President Bush to a second term," Putin said.
In fact what Putin should do is welcome Georgie as a brother in communism. His 'front' of demanding democracy for all countries when he seeks differently at home has to be seen for what it is, namely 'scapegoating' democracy for the sake of war. Look, Vladimir, it might be that should the new Iraqi government decide to keep the USA troops around awhile (For the life of me I don't know why.) it will be enough to keep the USA entrenched in unrelenting battle and poverty for a long time. Long enough to 'stomp' protest at Iran without raising a sword.
Let's face it, Vladimir, if the USA wasn't in Iraq with all those troops within harms way of Iranian missiles we might even be a dangerous entity to the region. As it stands now with Bush keeping the troops next to Iran they will have to forgoe any confrontation what so ever or be destroyed by Iranian missiles.
So by all means Putin should embarce Bush as a brother with a burgeoning communist/faschist regime coming to the foreground at home. After all, it is Putin who realizes the errors of democracy and the benefit of a more structured government.
elisa