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freshwest

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22. The USA and Russia have never fought each other directly, only by proxy. Too dangerous.
Mon Mar 31, 2014, 03:39 AM
Mar 2014


Although I get your point...
I thought they Duckhunter935 Mar 2014 #1
Oops!!! MNBrewer Mar 2014 #2
Some actually still are. Igel Mar 2014 #4
Well, ya see.... umm.... look over there! NEONAZIS!!!!!! Adrahil Mar 2014 #32
he invaded his own country lol. that really takes prowess nt msongs Mar 2014 #3
BWAHAHAHAHA! Johnyawl Mar 2014 #5
So I guess that means there was an invasion after all. Benton D Struckcheon Mar 2014 #6
He does seem to want to have it both ways davidpdx Mar 2014 #14
US called it an invasion. LisaL Mar 2014 #17
Yes, and Russia claimed it wasn't using its military to take over Crimea davidpdx Mar 2014 #18
Well, not literally as the OP says, but he praised their action, same thing, I guess... But... freshwest Mar 2014 #20
Next stop, eastern Ukraine: muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 #7
LOL--sure, if by prowess you mean invading a region you already have strong ties TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #8
Prowess: The new definition of shooting fish in a barrel. n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #21
Sure. wall_dish Mar 2014 #9
A certain German leader of the 1940s thought the Russians would be a pushover too daleo Mar 2014 #15
Not applicable. wall_dish Mar 2014 #24
The USA and Russia have never fought each other directly, only by proxy. Too dangerous. freshwest Mar 2014 #22
I agree. wall_dish Mar 2014 #25
Depends on who's got their finger on the button. We don't have Romney with the Bush crew scheming, freshwest Mar 2014 #31
Their military doctrine acknowledges their conventional military shortcomings Bosonic Mar 2014 #23
If he really wanted to show military prowess, he would illegally invade a sovereign state like Iraq. olddad56 Mar 2014 #10
But of course. LisaL Mar 2014 #16
Yeah, like Reagan invading Grenada showed US military prowess. SunSeeker Mar 2014 #11
One of the Russian soldiers got a hang nail. It was horrible! chrisa Mar 2014 #12
Military prowess? blackspade Mar 2014 #13
I'd say yes and no davidpdx Mar 2014 #19
Push that nationalism Putin, not too many better at it than you are. n/t Jefferson23 Mar 2014 #26
The responses on this thread are interesting wercal Mar 2014 #27
he has at least 60k ? dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #30
Troops and Equipment wercal Mar 2014 #33
Huh? Is he delusional? nt ladjf Mar 2014 #28
Carlyle Group well represented on Reuters board. Octafish Mar 2014 #29
? OneCrazyDiamond Mar 2014 #34
Lawton Fitt of Carlyle Group sits on Reuters board. Octafish Mar 2014 #35
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