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2014-02-27 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russia Plans Expanding Military Presence Abroad

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Posted by Pappy 2014-02-27 00:19|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 Yuuuuppp.

Rising Russia = Rising China + Rising Iran.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-02-27 01:47|| 2014-02-27 01:47|| Front Page Top

#2 JM, that sounds like a Tom Clancy scenario. Doubt that Russia and we will become BFFs however.

Posted by AlanC 2014-02-27 07:53|| 2014-02-27 07:53|| Front Page Top

#3 It's happened before.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2014-02-27 08:24|| 2014-02-27 08:24|| Front Page Top

#4 ..yes, and they found out before how expensive it gets. Everyone fracking isn't going to help their bottom line.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-02-27 09:57|| 2014-02-27 09:57|| Front Page Top

#5 We really should voice some objection when Champ leases NAS Pensacola to them.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-02-27 10:01|| 2014-02-27 10:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Man proposes, God disposes.

Posted by Grunter 2014-02-27 10:21|| 2014-02-27 10:21|| Front Page Top

#7 They could give Venezuela a ship full of toilet paper in return for a naval base...

Posted by Raj 2014-02-27 11:01|| 2014-02-27 11:01|| Front Page Top

#8 Leases? probably will pay them to use it, just like paying the scrap dealer to take the Forrestal.

Posted by USN,Ret. 2014-02-27 14:41|| 2014-02-27 14:41|| Front Page Top

#9 Singapore?

Singapore has a large naval base near Changi Airport, which many countries use, including the USA.

Singapore has no beef with Russia, so I assume they could use it.

Posted by phil_b 2014-02-27 16:09|| 2014-02-27 16:09|| Front Page Top

#10 With what manpower? I thought they weren't keeping the units filled as it was.

Posted by trailing wife 2014-02-27 17:50|| 2014-02-27 17:50|| Front Page Top

#11 They could give Venezuela a ship full of toilet paper in return for a naval base...

They already set up Venezuela with a system that takes away all their toilet paper in return for an Iranian missile base.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-02-27 21:49|| 2014-02-27 21:49|| Front Page Top

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