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23. Europe is at war for the first time since WWII. Russia broke the rules that kept the peace in

Sun Mar 5, 2023, 01:52 PM

Mar 2023

Europe. Europe remembers WWII, and that is why they are doing what they can to prevent Russia from gaining a foothold from which it can start absorbing other neighbors like Poland, Hungary, and Romania.

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Just now in Holland... [View all] brooklynite Mar 2023 OP

Wow!!!! MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2023 #1

I hope they're going to Ukraine FakeNoose Mar 2023 #2

Awesome. Thanks for info! nt okaawhatever Mar 2023 #3

Has train service been restored? NT mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 #4

Did that give you shivers? WhiteTara Mar 2023 #5

Netherland's military aid to Ukraine does not include tanks or APCs Beastly Boy Mar 2023 #6

Not saying they're Dutch origin; just passing through brooklynite Mar 2023 #17

Train WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2023 #7

Smile True Blue American Mar 2023 #10

I just ordered Canna bulbs True Blue American Mar 2023 #8

gawd, the shipping! samnsara Mar 2023 #19

No charge, I ordered from a local company True Blue American Mar 2023 #21

Nederland SpamWyzer Mar 2023 #9

Putin is afschuwelijk DFW Mar 2023 #13

I can read about half of that. True Blue American Mar 2023 #22

That's better than I managed. I got about wnylib Mar 2023 #24

Using Google Translate aggiesal Mar 2023 #31

Thanks. I looked it up, too. wnylib Mar 2023 #34

My Grandparents were from Germany True Blue American Mar 2023 #40

My grandparents were from Germany, too. wnylib Mar 2023 #42

I used the translation option on my phone. 🤳 irisblue Mar 2023 #28

After almost half homegirl Mar 2023 #46

I'm in Holland once every ten days or so. Utrecht is just a 2 hour drive from here. DFW Mar 2023 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author wnylib Mar 2023 #32

Well, they couldn't head West now could they. Ptah Mar 2023 #11

Test for water resistance? n/t DFW Mar 2023 #14

There was about an hour of distance between. Us and the cost at that point. brooklynite Mar 2023 #18

Good news! ananda Mar 2023 #12

Amsterdam? Mr. Ected Mar 2023 #15

Appeldorn. brooklynite Mar 2023 #16

That's about an hour from me RocRizzo55 Mar 2023 #39

Hope you're enjoying your stay! Mr. Ected Mar 2023 #41

when i was driving around Europe 100 years ago we were behind a line of NATO samnsara Mar 2023 #20

Europe is at war for the first time since WWII. Russia broke the rules that kept the peace in Martin68 Mar 2023 #23

And it's why we are also giving assistance. wnylib Mar 2023 #25

The whole world does. Russia's invasion of Ukraine is an existential threat. So much better to fight Martin68 Mar 2023 #26

+1000 wnylib Mar 2023 #35

Absolutely!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2023 #38

We absorbed about a quarter million refugees from the Balkan War of the 1990s. DFW Mar 2023 #49

True! But isn't it usually considered a civil war rather than a war of invasion or conquest? Martin68 Mar 2023 #52

Once the country of Yugoslavia has been declared a non-entity DFW Mar 2023 #54

Thank you for sharing your experience. The war was rather abstract for those of us who didn't Martin68 Mar 2023 #57

Tito was not only a military strategist, but also a political genius. DFW Mar 2023 #59

The election of Donald Trump means we have to always be aware and on guard against Martin68 Mar 2023 #60

Vigilant and involved. I couldn't agree more. We need a benevolent presidency, not a malevolent one. DFW Mar 2023 #61

when i was a kid , during the viet nam war , there was a lot of troop and AllaN01Bear Mar 2023 #27

My high school was up the hill from a NG armory BumRushDaShow Mar 2023 #33

Good, they're going to need it all Warpy Mar 2023 #29

Loose lips, sink ships ... aggiesal Mar 2023 #30

like it republianmushroom Mar 2023 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author RocRizzo55 Mar 2023 #37

I wish "certain" people (reTHUGS) would quit whining 🤐 about Europe doing Raine Mar 2023 #43

Slava Ukraini! Thank you. niyad Mar 2023 #44

Loose lips sink ships. James48 Mar 2023 #45

Russia is not going to attack a train in Netherlands. former9thward Mar 2023 #48

So what. BradBo Mar 2023 #50

There is a major war going on and what you are doing is a bad IDEA. The Jungle 1 Mar 2023 #51

Do you really believe that? former9thward Mar 2023 #53

The russian military uses cell phones to communicate in the field! The Jungle 1 Mar 2023 #55

The Russians have spy satellites and can see any movement of troops and war materiel. former9thward Mar 2023 #56

The United States Military does not want you to put this stuff on social media! The Jungle 1 Mar 2023 #58