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MynameisBlarney

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1. Good!!!

Reply to Bosonic (Original post)

Wed Sep 3, 2014, 11:54 AM

Sep 2014

It's the right thing to do.

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France puts Mistral warship delivery to Russia on hold [View all] Bosonic Sep 2014 OP

Good!!! MynameisBlarney Sep 2014 #1

Good for France! lark Sep 2014 #2

I suspect NATO is, ironic that Gadaffi money helped to elect Sarkozy jakeXT Sep 2014 #5

Recommend....Good Read Thanks! KoKo Sep 2014 #15

Finally. They should be on hold indefinitely. TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #3

You just know France resisted this move for as long as they could. pampango Sep 2014 #4

The devil is in the details. former9thward Sep 2014 #23

It hurts the French more than the Russians cosmicone Sep 2014 #6

Russia does need this new ship. IronGate Sep 2014 #9

Of course!!! cosmicone Sep 2014 #11

Not what I said, IronGate Sep 2014 #12

Relax, man. It is just "on hold" cosmicone Sep 2014 #14

They "desperately" need it? another_liberal Sep 2014 #17

Just what the hell did you expect him to say? IronGate Sep 2014 #18

Their nuclear-powered, ballistic-missile-launching submarines are "shit?" another_liberal Sep 2014 #19

Yeah? IronGate Sep 2014 #20

In case you are tempted to trust in that kind of wishful thinking . . . another_liberal Sep 2014 #21

So what? IronGate Sep 2014 #22

Sure thing . . . another_liberal Sep 2014 #24

No arrogance, just confidence in our Navy's capability. IronGate Sep 2014 #25

Meaning no disrespect, my friend . . . another_liberal Sep 2014 #28

Yeah, I'm certain of that. IronGate Sep 2014 #29

But then it would be too late . . . another_liberal Sep 2014 #30

No, there are certain actions that have to be taken before an SLBM IronGate Sep 2014 #31

That would be an act of war, you know . . . another_liberal Sep 2014 #32

The actions looked for would be during times of heightened tensions IronGate Sep 2014 #33

I'm sure you'd be twirling your pom-poms if that happened tabasco Sep 2014 #26

No pom-poms (I don't think you actually "twirl" those) . . . another_liberal Sep 2014 #27

Finally! Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #7

Wait until France has to pay back the money they've already been paid by Russia . . . another_liberal Sep 2014 #8

They could simply sell them to another country. Elmergantry Sep 2014 #10

Neither would buy it cosmicone Sep 2014 #13

I guess maybe so, though I haven't heard anyone is offering to buy . . . another_liberal Sep 2014 #16