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57. NO IT DOESN'T

Wed Apr 23, 2014, 01:15 AM

Apr 2014

An Airborne Infantry Company is not going to do shit to Armored forces. And since the 173rd represents the ONLY FREAKING COMBAT BRIGADE in EUROPE that can even deploy right now, it is ludicrous to say this is the start of anything but lip service. Tell me again how this represents anything.....................

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U.S. ground troops going to Poland, defense minister says [View all] Bosonic Apr 2014 OP

Well, at least they didn't forget Poland KamaAina Apr 2014 #1

Take that Putin! CFLDem Apr 2014 #2

LOL. cabrona Apr 2014 #33

Headline is wrong. Should read as follows: "U.S. ground troops invade Poland; start world war III" penultimate Apr 2014 #3

I hear ya. this is getting to be a blinking contest. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2014 #4

oh wow, hysterical much? pasto76 Apr 2014 #7

Ukraine might need your heroism, however. cabrona Apr 2014 #34

+10 (nt) reACTIONary Apr 2014 #42

what a crock of BS. How dare you cry wolf like that. uhnope Apr 2014 #10

no, tthe kremlin is pretty cheap. penultimate Apr 2014 #21

James Jeffrey called for it....Poland did a good job training those maidan guys jakeXT Apr 2014 #5

He is a career diplomat - the fact that the Washington Pos list only the Democratic administrations, karynnj Apr 2014 #8

I only used the WaPo material /nt jakeXT Apr 2014 #9

Sorry - I had not meant it as an attack on you - I should have read more closely karynnj Apr 2014 #13

Yep. 86 Euromaidan militants at the Police Training Center Catherina Apr 2014 #20

You are worried about Russia invading western Europe? cabrona Apr 2014 #35

I'm not worried about Russia invading Europe jakeXT Apr 2014 #37

Then why are you talking this way? cabrona Apr 2014 #38

It's an excerpt from a WP article. My friend JakeXT needs to learn to use the excerpt tags Catherina Apr 2014 #39

I should use it more... I know how it works ... jakeXT Apr 2014 #40

Naw, just the "blockquote" formatting option lol Catherina Apr 2014 #43

And where is the EU?? oldandhappy Apr 2014 #6

TOTALLY agree. What the hell? Why isn't the EU taking care of their own prob there? uhnope Apr 2014 #12

Because contrary to the cheerleaders AnalystInParadise Apr 2014 #16

NATO: Paper tiger in a world of paper deer mathematic Apr 2014 #22

The Russian are terrible AnalystInParadise Apr 2014 #23

poland is a nato member nt arely staircase Apr 2014 #26

And Russia has made ZERO threats to Poland AnalystInParadise Apr 2014 #44

regardless arely staircase Apr 2014 #46

We are supposed to be doing exercises in the Baltics during the summer. amandabeech Apr 2014 #58

"Russians are terrible soldiers"? cabrona Apr 2014 #36

No that is what reality has taught us AnalystInParadise Apr 2014 #45

What do you mean by "terrible"? cabrona Apr 2014 #49

Terrible discipline AnalystInParadise Apr 2014 #50

Would these not be the same conclusions that some in the US had with regard to Vietnam? mazzarro Apr 2014 #51

Not at all AnalystInParadise Apr 2014 #53

Except to McNamara, Rusk, Westmoreland and the Joint Chiefs LanternWaste Apr 2014 #56

Footing the bill for us to be there. We want to prevent WW3 starting in Europe. freshwest Apr 2014 #25

There is a material difference between the EU and Europe dipsydoodle Apr 2014 #28

This should be interesting. AnalystInParadise Apr 2014 #11

it is, however, an insult to Russia. Sort of classically stupid in a "land war in asia" mode. Warren Stupidity Apr 2014 #14

Yeah an insult AnalystInParadise Apr 2014 #17

nations conducting their own affairs is an insult to russia? ok nt msongs Apr 2014 #18

yes, when thinking about geopolitics and great nation shennanigans it is best consider Warren Stupidity Apr 2014 #19

apparently so, just ask Ukraine. nt arely staircase Apr 2014 #27

+1. We are not the only ones not in a postion to conquer much. bemildred Apr 2014 #32

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The MIC elias49 Apr 2014 #24

Russia's MIC? penultimate Apr 2014 #41

No. The United States of the World MIC. elias49 Apr 2014 #47

Ahh yeah, I saw all those US MIC created tanks rolling down the streets of Crimea. penultimate Apr 2014 #48

And we have to hear about this from the Polish Defense Minister? malthaussen Apr 2014 #29

Report: US ground troops to be sent to Poland, Estonia Bosonic Apr 2014 #30

"Pentagon mulls deployment as Poland asks for 10,000 troops" Catherina Apr 2014 #31

....and so it begins... truebrit71 Apr 2014 #52

No it doesn't AnalystInParadise Apr 2014 #54

Yeah...it kinda does... truebrit71 Apr 2014 #55

NO IT DOESN'T AnalystInParadise Apr 2014 #57