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2005-08-17 China-Japan-Koreas

ChiCom-Ruskies War Games Begins Wednesday - US Not Invited to Observe

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Posted by Captain America 2005-08-17 01:19|| || Front Page|| [11129 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 We may bnot be invited but we will be watching. No doubt more closely than the Chinese could know. I have not doubt we have Russian assests who are actually involved.

Posted by Sock Puppet 0â Doom 2005-08-17 02:55|| 2005-08-17 02:55|| Front Page Top

#2 "Naval forces can and must be used to blockade -- in particular from the sea..."

Yep. You tell em, comrade.

Posted by beer_me 2005-08-17 03:38|| 2005-08-17 03:38|| Front Page Top

#3 SEIZE, HOLD, and NUCLEARIZE while engaging US -Western forces in active defense, i.e. PC "People's War", aka VOTE HILLARY iff you want female Islamists to stop engaging in suicide bombings!? The Failed/Angry Lefties aren't anything iff NOT always "technically" or surrreally "legal"!?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2005-08-17 05:30|| 2005-08-17 05:30|| Front Page Top

#4 After a couple decades of bad behavior mehopes they play nicely together. The feel good exercise is self-limiting given the way they both eye the border and harbor deep, ugly suspicions. 10,000 playing crush the regional terrorists isn't much of an event. Personally I love the language - "proliferation of illegal militarized formations that are beginning anti-state activities." It's got that tempered, detached, clinical, gentle retro- stalinist tone. Wonder if there are going to be "bandit eradication" or "liberation" portions in the exercise.

Posted by MunkarKat 2005-08-17 08:20|| 2005-08-17 08:20|| Front Page Top

#5 MunkarRat - I miss the old style Soviet "gangsters and hooligans" press releases.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats">Laurence of the Rats 2005-08-17 08:55|| http://www.punictreachery.com/]">[http://www.punictreachery.com/] 2005-08-17 08:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Boy, I'd love to slip in some live ammo into some of these exercises and see what happens...

Posted by Dar">Dar 2005-08-17 09:11|| 2005-08-17 09:11|| Front Page Top

#7 I think the Chinese are figuring out how bad the Russians are these days in executing military ops. Will play well in their own planning when they move to recover their 'lost' lands in the Siberian resource region.

Posted by Angart Whereling4308 2005-08-17 10:16|| 2005-08-17 10:16|| Front Page Top

#8 What's the over/under on disabled Russian submarines?

Posted by Raj 2005-08-17 10:58|| 2005-08-17 10:58|| Front Page Top

#9 Sock-man:
We may not be invited but we will be watching, no doubt more closely than the Chinese could know. I have no doubt we have Russian assests who are actually involved.

Yes. And don't forget our satellites who can pick out a fly swarming over the latrines on those ships whop are involved...

Posted by BigEd 2005-08-17 11:17|| 2005-08-17 11:17|| Front Page Top

#10 This whole exercise is gonna be like a monkey trying to fuck a football. There will be a lot of movement, but nothing productive actually happens.

Above statement compliments of my drill sergeant.

Posted by mmurray821 2005-08-17 11:24|| 2005-08-17 11:24|| Front Page Top

#11 Comedy Central should broadcast the War Games live to our troops in Iraq. They should call it "Two Missile Minimum."

Posted by Poison Reverse 2005-08-17 11:34|| 2005-08-17 11:34|| Front Page Top

#12 Que the "Benny Hill" theme song

Posted by Yosemite Sam 2005-08-17 11:50|| 2005-08-17 11:50|| Front Page Top

#13 ...You know, every time they do this, they get a sunken sub or an ICBM misfire. For $40, they could get Harpoon 3 and save a LOT of agony.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2005-08-17 12:33|| 2005-08-17 12:33|| Front Page Top

#14 Russia still harbors illusions of being a power. They would be much better off trying to work with their fellow jihadist targets than focusing on combatting the U.S.

Posted by DoDo 2005-08-17 12:40|| 2005-08-17 12:40|| Front Page Top

#15 Are you *sure* that's a seagull, Comrade?

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-08-17 12:43|| 2005-08-17 12:43|| Front Page Top

#16 Mike and Em, LOL! I assume our rescue assets in the Pacific have been put on high alert.

Posted by Matt 2005-08-17 12:49|| 2005-08-17 12:49|| Front Page Top

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