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2014-04-23 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by Bobby 2014-04-23 13:25|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 The Speed Bump Brigade

Posted by tu3031 2014-04-23 14:55|| 2014-04-23 14:55|| Front Page Top

#2 From the Benghazi Bunch. Not even a speed bump. More like ritual sacrifice for one man's ego.

Posted by P2Kontheroad 2014-04-23 15:21|| 2014-04-23 15:21|| Front Page Top

#3 An army of lions led by a lamb . . . .

Posted by gorb 2014-04-23 15:30|| 2014-04-23 15:30|| Front Page Top

#4 It lets him pretend he cares.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-04-23 16:21|| 2014-04-23 16:21|| Front Page Top

#5 The Sky Soldiers.

As Shakespeare said (In Henry V): Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our ~~English~~ American dead!

Posted by OldSpook 2014-04-23 17:19|| 2014-04-23 17:19|| Front Page Top

#6 An army of lions led by a lamb . . . .

Wrong animal. More like a jack ass.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-04-23 17:20|| 2014-04-23 17:20|| Front Page Top

#7 We need to do a full on Reforger Exercise. Fly the entire 82nd from the US, air drop them into Poland, aerial refuel and fly home without landing outside of CONUS. Was quite impressive when we did it back in he 80's. At the same time launch FOAL EAGLE in the Pacific. But we won't cause that would be mean.

Posted by Pliny Cliper2441 2014-04-23 18:18|| 2014-04-23 18:18|| Front Page Top

#8 600 Paratropers + other to be divided among four East European countries.

Elite-n-ready though they are, unfortunately their numbers + gross firepower are not enough to intimidate Putin + his Boyz.

Reminds of the chaotic early days of the first Korean War when the US sent understrength, hodge-podge Companies or Battalions to deal wid NKPA Divisions.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-04-23 20:07|| 2014-04-23 20:07|| Front Page Top

#9 Meanwhile, not to be outdone by the US Army ...

* WAFF > [David Icke, Indian.ruvr.ru] RUSSIAN SU-24 JAMS US "AEGIS" DESTROYER "DONALD COOK" + FORCES 27 US SAILORS TO RESIGN.

They allegedly refuse to risk or put their lives on the line???

* SAME > [Itar-Tass] US NOT READY TO ADMIT IT CAN'T RUN SHOW AROUND GLOBE - SERGEI LAVROV.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-04-23 20:31|| 2014-04-23 20:31|| Front Page Top

#10 Reminds of the chaotic early days of the first Korean War when the US sent understrength, hodge-podge Companies or Battalions to deal wid NKPA Divisions.
Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-04-23 20:07

History does not repeat, it rhymes, right?

Posted by Uncle Phester 2014-04-23 21:23|| 2014-04-23 21:23|| Front Page Top

#11 More ...

* TOPIX > [Coast Reporter] RUSSIA WARNS THAT ATTACKS ON ITS CITIZENS OR INTERESTS IN UKRAINE WILL BRING A FIRM RESPONSE.

FM Sergei Lavrov, once again.

versus

* VOICE OF RUSSIA > OBAMA FOREIGN POLICY IN UKRAINE FAILED, EVERYTHING HE TOUCHES FALLS APART.

D *** NG IT, DATS A D *** LIE, AS AN ALLEGED ANTI-AMERICAN AMERIKAN MARXIST-ANARCHIST-GLOBALIST IT FALLS APART INTENTIONALLY OR DELIBERATELY!

Lest we fergit, 1990's CLINTONISM = True-blue Amerikans demand thier right to be attacked, restrained + controlled!

AND DON'T YOUSE evr Ever EVER E-V-A-R! WHAT WE OFFICIALLY CANNOT CONFIRM OR DENY TELLING YOU!

So there.

lol.

* WAFF > [GulF News] HOW OBAMA LOST FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE.

Almost every Pro-US andor Pro-US Non-Aligned or Neutral in the World except for SOUTH AFRICA???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-04-23 22:25|| 2014-04-23 22:25|| Front Page Top

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