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soryang

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10. This policy is subject to some severe constraints presently

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2020, 04:40 PM

Mar 2020

It’s really somewhat foolish to be planning for interdictions at sea or ports with people you don’t know given the current situation. Are you really going to board ships and detain people? Jeopardize your entire crew? Your home naval stations?

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Pentagon Deploying More Ships, Forces to Latin America [View all] Judi Lynn Mar 2020 OP

Smart move -- they're getting the hell out of Dodge. n/t progree Mar 2020 #1

Sniffles is out of marching powder. C_U_L8R Mar 2020 #2

+1 sandensea Mar 2020 #9

moving them away from the US makes us more vulnerable to Russia Demonaut Mar 2020 #3

We always make ourselves look more vulnerable than we really are. The Navy isn't like this CiC. It's ancianita Mar 2020 #4

no, we can't spare them Demonaut Mar 2020 #5

Uh huh atreides1 Mar 2020 #7

Yes. ancianita Mar 2020 #8

Russia does not pose a military threat to the US mainland hack89 Mar 2020 #11

Our troops and our tax dollars will be protecting Russia's interests in that region. olddad65 Mar 2020 #6

This policy is subject to some severe constraints presently soryang Mar 2020 #10