Sure. Russia is equally at risk from jihadis.
Btw, Edward Said suggests in a recent article "What is happening to the United States?" that a deal was done in Moscow between the US and Saddam. Here is what Said says,
"Adding to the fraudulence of the weapons that weren't there, the Stalingrads that didn't occur, the formidable artillery defenses that never happened, I wouldn't be surprised if Saddam disappeared suddenly because a deal was made in Moscow to let him out with his family and money in return for the country. The war had gone badly for the US in the south, and Bush couldn't risk more of the same in Baghdad. On April 6 a Russian convoy left Baghdad. US National Security adviser Condoleezza Rice appeared in Russia on 7 April."
"Two days later, Baghdad fell on 9 April. Draw your own conclusions, but isn't it possible that as a result of discussions with the Republican Guard mentioned by Rumsfeld, Saddam bought himself out in return for abandoning the whole thing to the Americans and their British allies, who could then proclaim a brilliant victory."
Is this a plausible story?
Ulhas