[jaguar]

No, that's the point. You don't have a damn clue. It's complex, very and there is both the confusing and complicated movements since the collapse of the USSR and a long and interesting history before that as well.

While I can and do totally logic-only situational analysis this is more a case of putting yourself in the shoes of a mad as hell chechen mother or daughter that's seen everyone around her murdered brutally, hell hath no fury and all that. I'm not a fan of moral relativism and I don't want to let this get near metaethics but I don't feel you can simplify a situation this messy down to something so simple. You end up invading countries based on what your advisors feed you if you think like that. As far as I'm concerned moral absolutes are as much a red herring as the sacred nature of human life. Even if something is black in the middle it'll probably be grey around the edges.

Maybe they wouldn't be blown up while shopping if other people weren't being blown up while shopping as well. Bringing the flight to the enemy isn't exactly a new tactic.