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In reply to the discussion: Poking Russia with a Stick? NATO Approves Military "Spearhead" for Eastern Europe [View all]Historic NY
(37,682 posts)31. Perhaps the stick will wake up the Russian people...
Putins operations are placing into practice the defensive agreements the NATO countries signed onto. At the moment the ONLY country making offensive moves on its neighbors, is Putin. Perhaps he should take it as, this shall not stand message.
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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