Article

2015-08-17 Home Front: Politix

Pentagon Fears It's Not Ready for a War With Putin

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2015-08-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Odierno said that he does not believe the Army will reach those levels for several more years.

Just imagine how scared the Russians will be when confronted with G.I. Jane.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-08-17 02:51|| 2015-08-17 02:51|| Front Page Top

#2 The US isn't at a place it could fight a full conventional war.

But then again neither is Russia.

Posted by DarthVader 2015-08-17 10:03|| 2015-08-17 10:03|| Front Page Top

#3 War with Russia should be high on the list of the Pentagons concerns - right after 1) Global Warming, 2) Muslim Outreach and 3) All the Other Shit Going on in the World.

Posted by SteveS 2015-08-17 11:50|| 2015-08-17 11:50|| Front Page Top

#4 You forgot 1.5) Fully embracing Transgenders, etc...

Posted by CrazyFool 2015-08-17 12:05|| 2015-08-17 12:05|| Front Page Top

Posted by 2015-08-17 12:36|| 2015-08-17 12:36|| Front Page Top

#6 Can't wait till they make Ranger School ADA* compliant. (do I need to put the /sarc there?)

*and I don't mean Air Defense Artillery

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-08-17 13:16|| 2015-08-17 13:16|| Front Page Top

#7 "The upcoming Ranger school graduation of crack troops..."

Subtle /sarc/ gender innuendo in there perchance?????

Posted by USN, Ret. 2015-08-17 14:11|| 2015-08-17 14:11|| Front Page Top

22:29 JosephMendiola
22:24 JosephMendiola
22:18 Procopious2k
22:10 JosephMendiola
21:42 JosephMendiola
21:37 newc
21:35 newc
21:20 JosephMendiola
21:07 JosephMendiola
20:34 Blossom Unains5562
20:33 Enver Brown6128
20:33 Blossom Unains5562
19:47 Procopius2k
19:45 Procopius2k
19:39 Procopius2k
19:26 charger
19:14 Airandee
19:03 Dale
18:28 trailing wife
17:45 M. Murcek
16:23 Deacon Blues
16:21 Deacon Blues
16:03 Procopius2k
15:10 Rex Mundi