Posted on 03/12/2014 10:19:01 AM PDT by Errant
With diplomacy having failed miserably to resolve the Russian annexation of Crimea, and soon East Ukraine (and with John Kerry in charge of it, was there ever any doubt), the US is moving to the heavy artillery. First, moments ago, the US DOE announced in a shocking announcement that it would proceed with the first draw down and sale of crude from the US strategic petroleum reserve, the first since June 2011, in what it said was a "test sale to check the operational capabilities of system infrastructure", but is really just a shot across the bow at Putin for whom high commodity prices are orders of magnitude more important than how the Russian stock market performs. And now, as Bloomberg just reported, the US has escalated even further, citing the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, who "has claimed that in the case of an escalation of unrest in Crimea, the U.S. Army is ready to back up Ukraine and its allies in Europe with military actions."
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Counting her blue pills, deciding if she can have a third...
Well, the nuclear winter WOULD solve global warming.
Yep, and frozen bodies would become long term food source too.
That is a stupid statement. I hope it was taken out of context, but with this White House it's hard to care enough to check. The correct response is that the United States military is ready to carry out the orders of the Commander-in-Chief. Anything else on politics should be outside the scope of commentary even for the CJCS.
Did the CJCS say that before or after he got off of his knees...
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“Better put some ice on that”....
Well at least you won’t have to worry about the Zombie Apocalypse. We’ll have a nuclear one first over some stupid little European country.
There’s always a bright side, if you don’t mind a little gallows humor. ;)
Not accepting the misreading of the article doesn’t in anyway make me a fan of Obama. I’m a veteran, still serving, and never ashamed to say that. Your dirty comments just show where your mind goes to.
Good luck with that, most of our tanks are up on blocks back in the states. It might take a while to find crews and get everything shipped back to Europe.
Hey, if you need some help with that, there's not a bolt on an M-60, M-113, M-109, and a few more CVs, that I haven't taken out and put back in. ;)
I would die laughing if that happened. Can you imagine how many pissed off Generation Y members and their helicopter parent will be after voting for Obama in 2008 and then getting that? “Oh, you can’t draft my baby”
At least they will have a job and be out of the house then.
They were all gone until recently. Now, there are a few back.
I think that’s the biggest reason the military can recruit.
There’s no jobs of any consequence for those kids.
http://www.stripes.com/news/us-army-s-last-tanks-depart-from-germany-1.214977
I think all they sent over was a battalion training set of armor, not much compared to the old days.
Found the link, 29 tanks.
http://www.stripes.com/news/american-tanks-return-to-europe-after-brief-leave-1.264910
Yes, that’s correct.
“Russian Neighbor Belarus Asks To Host Another 15 Russian Fighter Jets In Response To NATO Escalation”
Yep...
I called this one the other day.
“In fact, Russia is the master of the draw them in and let them defeat themselves strategy.”
Since the Scythians.
easy for those to say who are young enough to recoup the lost savings.
as it is i’ll be able to retire at age 153.. if that happens it will be age 500..
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