12 January 2000 - Chechnya: lose-lose

Arright troops, you all know we’re in a lose-lose situation. There’s no working Chechen government to negotiate with—they’re more confused than Moscow. If we don’t fight ’em, they’ll blow up our apartment buildings and invade their neighbors. Not much loss unless you live there, but still. If we do fight, the bitch is, the SOB’s shoot back. So get in there and win!