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The commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Robert Neller, told troops Thursday that "there's a war coming" and urged them to be prepared.
"I hope I'm wrong, but there's a war coming," Neller told Marines stationed in Norway, during a visit there, according to Military.com. "You're in a fight here, an informational fight, a political fight, by your presence," he added.
The commandant pointed to Russia and the Pacific theater as the next major areas of conflict, predicting a "big-ass fight" in the future.
"Just remember why you're here," he said. "They're watching. Just like you watch them, they watch you. We've got 300 Marines up here; we could go from 300 to 3,000 overnight. We could raise the bar."
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/366174-marine-corps-commandant-theres-a-war-coming?amp&__twitter_impression=true
Above article is apparently derived from https://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/12/21/marine-leaders-highlight-norway-units-role-deterrent-russia.html:
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The Norwegian Home Guard base near Trondheim that houses the Marine rotational force was the first stop on Gen. Robert Neller's annual Christmas tour.
The stop was a new one for the tour. The first Norway rotation, from 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, deployed in January and was replaced by a new unit from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, in late August.
Neller emphasized to the Marines that they should remain ready to fight at all times, predicting a "big-ass fight" on the horizon.
"I hope I'm wrong, but there's a war coming," Neller said. " ... You're in a fight here, an informational fight, a political fight, by your presence."
Irish_Dem
(47,399 posts)I guess we should start paying attention to them.
Leghorn21
(13,526 posts)Hoping, of course, this does not not not happen
Irish_Dem
(47,399 posts)folks. But now we have plenty of active duty high ranking officers coming out and making public statements. So yes, it is getting my attention, Leghorn.
I am a military brat too, so you and I know the drill on how this stuff works.
msongs
(67,441 posts)KG
(28,752 posts)Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)How f*cked up is that?
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roamer65
(36,747 posts)The winds of war are blowing.