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2022-06-30 Europe

Biden says he is setting up a PERMANENT troop presence on NATO's eastern flank

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-06-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 NO WORRIES Putin, they'S be the WOKE pronoun army.

Posted by Black Charlie Slairt1430 2022-06-30 02:55|| 2022-06-30 02:55|| Front Page Top

#2 Does Congress need to vote on this, or at least the Senate advise and consent?

...There's no legal requirement for Congress to approve deployments - that comes under the President's prerogative as CinC. However, Congress does have the power of the purse, and can say no in whatever passes for the Budget these days.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2022-06-30 04:25|| 2022-06-30 04:25|| Front Page Top

#3 Anything new? Other than operationally, the Baltic geographical position is rather exposed to being cut off.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-06-30 07:00|| 2022-06-30 07:00|| Front Page Top

#4 Any news on what the EU is doing to protect itself?

Posted by Xyz 2022-06-30 08:13|| 2022-06-30 08:13|| Front Page Top

#5 ^^^^ waiting on us to get our troops there

Posted by Chris 2022-06-30 10:39|| 2022-06-30 10:39|| Front Page Top

#6 The China Marines were captured by the Japanese at the start of WW2. Sometimes being a 'tripwire' means you get broken in use.

Posted by magpie 2022-06-30 12:29|| 2022-06-30 12:29|| Front Page Top

#7 Sometimes being a 'tripwire' means you get broken in use.

Biden mistakes Sweden for SWITZERLAND at NATO press conference before taking questions from reporters on prepared list

Posted by Skidmark 2022-06-30 12:49|| 2022-06-30 12:49|| Front Page Top

#8 From #7 link:

He wanted the Finlandization of NATO. He got the NATOization.'

Who in the actual fuck writes this shit?

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-06-30 13:24|| 2022-06-30 13:24|| Front Page Top

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