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04/09/2004: "Good idea–they should try it"

According to Radio Free Europe:

Russia today called for an end to military operations in Iraq, saying forces in the U.S.-led coalition must refrain from using "indiscriminate force."

A Russian Foreign Ministry statement today warned of what it called "a looming humanitarian catastrophe."

The ministry said that innocent civilians have died in the past several days of fighting, some of them as a result of attacks on civilian buildings and religious establishments, particularly in the city of Al-Fallujah.

The statement called on the coalition to observe its commitments under international law barring "indiscriminate and disproportionate use of force."

In saying that the Coalition forces must refrain from using "indiscriminate force," the Russian Foreign Ministry is of course correct. One hopes that Russian military will remember that during their next operations in Chechnya.