Ditto for Russia whose campaign in Chechnya matches those of Hitler's in Poland {take a good look at photos of Grozny when Russia bombed it -- available throughout the internet}. And the same for all other Western imperialists.
That would go a long way towards easing East-West tensions. More can be done but that's a start.
Gopher, you're really well informed aren't you? Can I please ask you, why do you think russia should be chariting lands to everyone who wants it? Grozny was a russian owned land, chechens lived in the mountains, they were sort of like Gypsy, very uneducated and agressive nation. They were bunch of similar in language united tribes living in the mountains of Kavkaz, I can't even name them as nation, the only thing united these people was incredibly low level of education, offcourse I am talking about the Chechens who lived before the white/russian civilizators. They didn't have the ability to write, the language consisted of approximately 2000 words, expressing their thoughts without using words from other nation's languages is impossible, very primitive homegrown culture, rough cold weapons, clothes... well, in one word - savages. They appeared as humans in approx. 14th century, they didn't live in the plains, the plains were used by more advanced naighbours, therefore the tribes lived in their 'auls' - very primitive village, where they could defend themselves from the naighbours (from similar in kind). There were nations who bred with them later, mostly consisted of thieves, murders and swindlers, those refugees from other lands who escaped the judgement. The number one sport in their culture was thieving, the only other one was to compete with thieving was fishing. These two disciplines were the most effective business in their culture, much more beneficial than agriculture. That's why they have such good experience in this things. Their own poverty turnes around from their own anger and jealousy to more advanced and civilized naighbours. This is a short illustration for you for this hypotrophied rogues.
So I guess I don't have to explain that a country as such was not observed
Later on Georgia was invitied to become a part of russia, and russia begun building the communication ways with Georgia and Armenia, which would be quite normal and natural. The problem appeared in such things as the transportation, as this is the main source of living of the local rogues and thieves, and Kavkaz appeared to have a hell of a lot of these kind. Chechens, like the most poor and barbarous were the worst of all. They were pacified in a very simple way - placing them along the plains (unoccupied plains, I remind you) Cossaks' settlements. That's how the Tersky cossaks ended. In some places their army forces was enough, but not in that part of land. The chechens begun to gather in camps (which were quite large in amounts) and attacking the Cossaks villages (salt, sugar and matches were quite attractive however). The russians had something in their plains which was also quite attractive to the chechens to have in the mountains, the luxury/ decorative items, weapons, slaves, and simply the gold and money. Back then the land was regularly occupied by the russian armies and there were military strengthened camps placed all around. One of the places was fortress Grozny, built by the General Yermolov in some forgoten by history year. Later that fortress surrounded by the other lands was the foundation of the town Grozny. The chechen attackers were drowned in blood, Yermolov clearly understood who he was dealing with, and showed the one and only understandable for the savages argument - power. Cruelty, bloody revenge, social responcibility. In the return for the attacking the russian lands the warriors carved out the nearest 'auls' to the root. So it didn't bring a mutual love, as you understand, but it saved a lot of russian people's lifes. This very opposition "we are - they are" then united local 'auls' under the slogan of hate into one nation.
