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EndlessWire

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9. Very interesting.

Reply to blue-wave (Original post)

Tue Jun 28, 2022, 10:18 AM

Jun 2022

I think it is in response to Russia's constant threat to NATO. Russia has threatened Finland, Sweden, the Baltics, Poland...who did I leave out? Russia brought this on itself. It doesn't matter if Russia appears to be able to muster an invading army or not. Run your mouth and you get a massive increase of NATO troops in your face.

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NATO to massively increase reaction forces [View all] blue-wave Jun 2022 OP

I can't help but wish some idiot orc jet fighter pilot would invade air space of one of the NATO PortTack Jun 2022 #1

It would not trigger Article 5. former9thward Jun 2022 #14

Hmmm.... that's a big change OnDoutside Jun 2022 #2

Yup, I said the same thing blue-wave Jun 2022 #4

I presume that they're working off Intel to come up with a number OnDoutside Jun 2022 #6

And Russia was reported to be shipping nuclear missiles to Belarus in a few weeks or months. Lonestarblue Jun 2022 #3

"Saber rattling by Putin?" blue-wave Jun 2022 #5

The Turkiye Chess Board Colbert Jun 2022 #7

It'll be off the table EndlessWire Jun 2022 #8

Turkiye did make some concessions yesterday though Colbert Jun 2022 #12

Russia certainly doesn't need nukes in Belarus. LudwigPastorius Jun 2022 #10

Very interesting. EndlessWire Jun 2022 #9

TY, blue-wave! Cha Jun 2022 #11

This makes sense sodissa Jun 2022 #13