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2024-06-06 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Putin says the idea he would attack NATO 'is boll**ks'

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Posted by Skidmark 2024-06-06 09:19|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ] Top

#1 Of course he doesn't consider Latvia, Estonia, or Lithuania as being part of NATO but greater Russia.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-06-06 10:08|| 2024-06-06 10:08|| Front Page Top

#2 The French have endured a foreign occupation. They would not play along. Moscow and several other RU cites would disappear very rapidly.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-06-06 10:12|| 2024-06-06 10:12|| Front Page Top

#3 ^Ze French will surrender.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-06-06 10:14|| 2024-06-06 10:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Not sure Putin gives a hoot about the Baltic states, but, there are quite a few ethnic Russians there being shit on in varying degrees by their hosts.

But if Reagan can invade Grenada over a few medical students, then....

Posted by DooDahMan 2024-06-06 10:27|| 2024-06-06 10:27|| Front Page Top

#5 /\ Marine barracks bombing in Beirut 23 Oct 1983. Granada invasion 25 October 1983.

Some might call it a mere coincidence.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-06-06 10:32|| 2024-06-06 10:32|| Front Page Top

#6 Nobody's gonna attack the Baltics - they'll just have a regime change (goose, gander) and exit NATO.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-06-06 11:23|| 2024-06-06 11:23|| Front Page Top

#7 #5 Was it well planned or improvised?

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-06-06 11:24|| 2024-06-06 11:24|| Front Page Top

#8 ^ Beirut was likely meticulously planned. Grenada, possibly not so much. Dropping paratroopers without reserve chutes at 400 AGL (below ZSU capability), raw courage indeed.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-06-06 11:51|| 2024-06-06 11:51|| Front Page Top

#9 ^So, a shear coincidence.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-06-06 11:54|| 2024-06-06 11:54|| Front Page Top

#10 ^ The Cuban built giant airstrip was most certainly on the Foggy Bottom and DoD radar. Likely unrehearsed, a 'hey you' operation.
Grabbed media headline, as intended.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-06-06 12:05|| 2024-06-06 12:05|| Front Page Top

#11 @#5 - And a little Iran-Contra, perhaps, or is my timeline off?

Posted by DooDahMan 2024-06-06 12:38|| 2024-06-06 12:38|| Front Page Top

#12 I recall the russian president during an interview with russia media said something along the lines of:

Why would russia want to rule over effeminate europeans?

Caused me to laugh because of the truth to it.

Posted by mossomo 2024-06-06 12:58|| 2024-06-06 12:58|| Front Page Top

#13 Why would russia want to rule over effeminate europeans?

Don't know about Russia, but I would rather not see Europe where European techs & engineers work for Muslim rulers.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-06-06 15:34|| 2024-06-06 15:34|| Front Page Top

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