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TwilightGardener

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15. We're sending assets to Poland/Lithuania--we already have stuff there.

Reply to Gravitycollapse (Reply #12)

Wed Mar 5, 2014, 10:10 PM

Mar 2014

It's a neighboring NATO country, and we're doing this under NATO, because they asked us to. We're not surrounding Russian bases in any way. We can't demand "surrender" because Russia hasn't declared war, they don't even admit sending troops.

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U.S. Moves Six Fighter Jets to Baltics, More Airmen to Poland [View all] steve2470 Mar 2014 OP

The "correlates of war" are being closely followed. First was the threat of force... Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #1

Into what category do you place the "militia" coming out of the Russian amandabeech Mar 2014 #2

Not Being Ascribable To The United States, Ma'am, They Are Not Actually 'Force' At All.... The Magistrate Mar 2014 #3

I do not see that the categories contained in the post to which I replied amandabeech Mar 2014 #4

We May Wait For The Member To Reply And Clarify, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2014 #6

That constitutes a "use of force" by the Russians which will be followed by war. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #5

There Is Not Going To Be A War, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2014 #7

The only difference between war and a use of force is self-declaration. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #8

It's a carefully calibrated response, and advertised well in advance. TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #10

Surrounding military bases and demanding surrender is a serious use of force. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #12

We're sending assets to Poland/Lithuania--we already have stuff there. TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #15

You realize I'm talking about the Russians, right? Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #18

No! I thought you were talking about the US response. Okey-dokey, then. TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #20

Somehow I don't think that Obama will want to go to war without the British amandabeech Mar 2014 #9

The "interests" are not an issue since no one would be left to do business after such a war. stevenleser Mar 2014 #11

I'm not interested in incinerating the planet. amandabeech Mar 2014 #27

ummm... 1awake Mar 2014 #14

I'm not looking for WWIII. amandabeech Mar 2014 #21

I agree... but feeling that can't stop us from doing something or the situation will get worse 1awake Mar 2014 #24

This is a message, and a telegraphed message at that. 1awake Mar 2014 #13

Yep. TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #16

I agree nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #17

Perhaps we'll kick the Russins out of Kaliningrad and give K�nigsberg back to the Germans FarCenter Mar 2014 #19

More likely divvy it up between the Poles and the Lithuanians. n/t amandabeech Mar 2014 #22

Not if the Preu�ische Treuhand GmbH & Co. KGaA has anything to say about it. FarCenter Mar 2014 #25

Translation please! amandabeech Mar 2014 #26

Prussian Trust or Prussian Claims Society FarCenter Mar 2014 #29

Oh my! amandabeech Mar 2014 #30

So F15s still work, then. Deep13 Mar 2014 #23

Pork barrel spending. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #28

The airport doesn't appear to be in very good repair FarCenter Mar 2014 #31