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Originally Posted by Kapitain
georgia is acctualy or was rather a soviet republic so there was a very high connection.
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Yes, it was, but not ethnically (culturally only to some extent, since Georgia is also a long-time, well-developed christian nation). Georgia became part of the Russian Empire in the beginning of the 19th century. Chechnya was gradually taken over during the mid-19th century. Making a comparison between Chechnya and Georgia though, is a stretch. The only thing they really have in common is that they're in the same general geographic area.
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chechen rebels are acctualy part of alquieda and are finaced by them and given arms by them russia doesnt want to hand full control to these republics for certain reasons i dont know why there has to be something there of use to russia
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That's a huge simplification of the matter.
Chechen rebels are not part of Al-Quaeda, but they do have links. Most of the Chechen arms come from Russia, or were even picked up from massive Soviet stockpiles when the union fell apart. They don't need to beg Al-Quaeda for weapons, and they're generally better equipped and trained (in part by Al-Quaeda) than the Russian forces there.
Why Russia doesn't want to let go is simple: it's very, very politically advantageous for the administration to stay there. It's a great political card; the US in Iraq could take a cue in hypocricy, media spins and flat-out lies that the Russian government comes up with to use the war to its advantage.
On the other hand, I'd like to see what would happen if Chechnya is handed off to these rebels. Taliban was at least mostly fundamentalist religion-based; these guys, meanwhile, are in it for fun and profit. :hmm: