Better give em back!!!
Posted on 08/22/2008 2:29:13 PM PDT by lizol
US demands Russia return seized Humvees
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The United States has formally demanded the return of five US military vehicles seized by Russian forces in Georgia but Moscow has not indicated it will do so, a Pentagon spokesman said Friday.
"The United States did demarche the government of Russia with respect to the handful of Humvees," Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said, referring to the military's all-purpose, four wheel vehicles.
"That has not been resolved satisfactorily for us at this point," he said.
Whitman said the Russians responded to the demarche, which is a formal diplomatic representation of a government's views or positions.
He characterized Moscow's response by saying, "They have not given us any positive signs in this regard."
According to witnesses, five Humvees with the letters USMC -- the initials of the US Marine Corps -- emblazoned on them were taken by Russian forces in the Georgian port of Poti.
The Pentagon has said the vehicles had been used in a military exercise and were awaiting shipment out of the country when fighting erupted between Georgia and Russia.
A Russian newspaper said the vehicles contained sophisticated satellite communications gear and had been flown to Moscow to be examined.
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Everyone will see them as thieves, barbarians, and thugs from this time forward.
I ready about this seizure the other day and have been wondering if we would have anything to say about it.
I think we’ll need to go to Moscow to get them. They might return them months later stripped off everything useful.
I will not post further on the Humvee topic after I type the following words... I fear we are now a paper tiger, and have seen no action to the contrary from our leadership.
From this time?
C’mon, MarMema.
You know that sole Russian carrier just deployed... we should take it over until the Humvees are returned.. sounds fair to me.
That sounds great!
Sounds like a good idea! Again, they talk, talk and talk. This isn’t going to solve anything!
Putin needs a wake-up call!
We'll probably mediate with the U.N. and wind up agreeing to pay Russia $700 million each for their return in a "settlement" or something along those lines.
In the beginnings of the 90, when Soviet troops were leaving Poland my dad was a member of the city council in my city.
We used to have Soviet base in the city. After they had left it - my dad was to inspect it.
He was really shocked, what they did to all the buildings’ interior.
Everything - sinks, lavatory seats, even pipes and electric wires had been reaped of the walls.
Oppps, I mean “ripped”, nor “reaped”.
Yes, the people who did not know this already now will be more aware of it.
A Russian newspaper said the vehicles contained sophisticated satellite communications gear and had been flown to Moscow to be examined.”
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