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arely staircase

(12,482 posts) Sun Mar 2, 2014, 12:07 PM Mar 2014

Why are the Russian troops in Crimea without ensignia or otherwise identifying markings? [View all]

What is the point of that. Everyone knows who they are. The Russians know everyone knows it. What is accomplished by that?

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Why are the Russian troops in Crimea without ensignia or otherwise identifying markings? [View all] arely staircase Mar 2014 OP

They are doing everything they can to blunt criticism including throwing this slight doubt into stevenleser Mar 2014 #1

Yup.. look how many here tried to claim it wasn't Russians NT Adrahil Mar 2014 #2

I missed that arely staircase Mar 2014 #11

Carnival in Crimea polly7 Mar 2014 #3

Are you really trying to make that argument? stevenleser Mar 2014 #4

YES, I really am trying to make that argument! polly7 Mar 2014 #6

If it is a strawman, prove it. Did you support the Iraq war? stevenleser Mar 2014 #10

Russia is not 'invading' the Ukraine. polly7 Mar 2014 #12

LMAO. We were liberators in Iraq too. Didnt you get the Bush memo? Listen to yourself. nt stevenleser Mar 2014 #14

You make as much sense as McCain. polly7 Mar 2014 #17

LMAO, McCain thinks breathing is essential for life so we should stop because he said it. stevenleser Mar 2014 #18

Sorry, I don't believe you know what you're talking about. polly7 Mar 2014 #21

Wait, I'm confused. Are you saying the Kiev protesters should not ask the US for help? sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #41

Referendum already moved forward to 30th March. dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #5

Thank you!!! polly7 Mar 2014 #8

Sorry, you better move.n/t sadoldgirl Mar 2014 #38

Wild guess libodem Mar 2014 #7

Didn't they come from the Russian base already there? nt arely staircase Mar 2014 #13

Who knows? libodem Mar 2014 #35

Plausible Deniability VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #9

got to be the most implausible plausibe deniability ever nt arely staircase Mar 2014 #16

Plausible deniability of course. hobbit709 Mar 2014 #15

Easy three main reasons AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #19

I think one and two make sense arely staircase Mar 2014 #22

Speculation is that they're Berkut. Igel Mar 2014 #36

Skin heads? rdharma Mar 2014 #27

No I really don't AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #31

Russia has plenty of skinheads....... rdharma Mar 2014 #34

Not security force AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #42

Oh? Let's hear your thoughts on WHY they would employ skinheads. nt rdharma Mar 2014 #43

I read yesterday that they are Russia's private contractors, not active military. OregonBlue Mar 2014 #20

It is not an uncommon practice sarisataka Mar 2014 #23

but isn't the total lack of national identification that characterizes the Russians in Crimea arely staircase Mar 2014 #24

It depends on unit practice sarisataka Mar 2014 #25

Or the way the Japanese painted a big red target on everything jberryhill Mar 2014 #28

US pilots loved those red disks sarisataka Mar 2014 #29

Hence the random serial/tail numbers on vehicles and airplanes Recursion Mar 2014 #30

Forget that, what are they doing there without a hall pass! jberryhill Mar 2014 #26

Russia Today (rt.com): Happy Happy Happy aristocles Mar 2014 #32

I's amusing how one of the signs arrogates "Rus'" to Russia. Igel Mar 2014 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author aristocles Mar 2014 #33

More importantly, things are somewhat peaceful seveneyes Mar 2014 #37

Plausible deniability plus s fair amount of paramilitaries. nt Democracyinkind Mar 2014 #40