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Showing Original Post only (View all)Poking Russia with a Stick? NATO Approves Military "Spearhead" for Eastern Europe [View all]
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/09/05/poking-russia-stick-nato-approves-military-spearhead-eastern-europeDespite warnings from Russia that such a move would be interpreted as a provocation, a plan to deploy thousands of additional US and European troops closer to its border will now become a reality
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Jon Queally, staff writer
Well worth the few minutes to thoughtfully read. Makes me wonder who stands to benefit from this escalation of tensions.
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Poking Russia with a Stick? NATO Approves Military "Spearhead" for Eastern Europe [View all]
JEB
Sep 2014
OP
Don't you love that some here defend Putin more than they ever defended Obama?
Drunken Irishman
Sep 2014
#28
Putin is absolutely no "businessman". You apparently know nothing about him. Russian Oligarchs
KittyWampus
Sep 2014
#42
Good Points....explains much without rancor, name calling or rush to judgement. K&R!
KoKo
Sep 2014
#34