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Russian Tanks (battalion), Iranian-trained Militias (10,000 plus) Headed to Syria
voanews.com ^ | October 08, 2015 7:04 AM | Jeff Seldin

Posted on 10/08/2015 8:58:09 AM PDT by Trumpinator

Russian Tanks, Iranian-trained Militias Headed to Syria

Jeff Seldin

Last updated on: October 08, 2015 7:04 AM

Russia is adding to its barrage on rebel forces in Syria, sending in more firepower in the form of an additional Russian battalion armed with advanced tanks and artillery while punching ahead on the ground in central and western parts of the country with an Iranian-trained force that could number 10,000 or more.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Russia; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: putin; russia; syria
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A Russian tank battalion is what? 1,000 men? How many tanks?

This is Voice Of America so I assume there is some intel behind the report.

1 posted on 10/08/2015 8:58:09 AM PDT by Trumpinator
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To: Trumpinator

Air strikes are one thing. But boots on the ground leads to a long term commitment for years and years and years.

As us. We know. After years of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan with 4,000 plus dead soldiers; things are worse than before.


2 posted on 10/08/2015 9:02:20 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (With Great Freedom comes Great Responsibility)
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The US doesn’t have a workable plan for the region... we should offer to do backup with the Russians to clean out ISIS ... then pray the 396 days until Obama is out of office to go quickly...


3 posted on 10/08/2015 9:05:13 AM PDT by GOPJ (Democrats want gun legislation? Fine. Pass a Bill outlawing 'gun free' zones.)
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The US doesn’t have a workable plan for the region... we should offer to do backup with the Russians to clean out ISIS ... then pray the 396 days until Obama is out of office go quickly...


4 posted on 10/08/2015 9:05:40 AM PDT by GOPJ (Democrats want gun legislation? Fine. Pass a Bill outlawing 'gun free' zones.)
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To: Trumpinator

I think around 30 tanks organized into 3 companies of 10 tanks each.


5 posted on 10/08/2015 9:08:28 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: Trumpinator

The US should have the GPS data on where all the TOW missiles they gave to ISIS are located and give it to Ivan.


6 posted on 10/08/2015 9:11:22 AM PDT by soycd
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To: Responsibility2nd

“But boots on the ground leads to a long term commitment”

Russia has been an ally of the Assads and Syria for 60 years.


7 posted on 10/08/2015 9:15:06 AM PDT by Pelham (A refusal to deport is defacto amnesty)
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To: GOPJ

I think Russia’s plan is to settle 3 allied governments in Syria, Iraq and Iran then let Time will squeeze ISIS to death.

I hear the Chinese are going to help? They must like the Russian plan.


8 posted on 10/08/2015 9:17:09 AM PDT by ryan71 (Bibles, Beans and Bullets)
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To: Trumpinator

The US has become too worried about Gay and Transgender soldiers, ignoring veterans that fought before and worrying too much about our weak PC burdened European allies to actually go out and kill any terrorists.


9 posted on 10/08/2015 9:25:49 AM PDT by Dallas59 (Only a fool stumbles on things behind him.)
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To: Responsibility2nd
I think the Rooskies learned their lessons and the ROE will be far different than troopers going door to door.

It's easier when the doors are reduced to sawdust.

:-)

10 posted on 10/08/2015 9:26:10 AM PDT by JEDI4S (I don't mean to cause trouble...it just happens naturally through the Force!)
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To: ryan71

I think the Russians and Chinese will follow the Trump plan. We come and fight for you but the oil is now ours. China needs oil. No matter how cheap the oil is or how bad the economy gets oil will still be needed.


11 posted on 10/08/2015 9:28:21 AM PDT by Trumpinator (You are all fired!!! TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP!)
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To: JEDI4S

+1


12 posted on 10/08/2015 9:31:50 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (With Great Freedom comes Great Responsibility)
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To: Trumpinator

Gog and Maggog getting together? I wonder how that’ll end. /s


13 posted on 10/08/2015 9:33:46 AM PDT by optiguy (If government is the answer, it was a stupid question.)
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In the 90’s an American army tank battalion was right around 54 tanks.

4 companies with about 13 tanks each plus battalion co & xo


14 posted on 10/08/2015 9:34:31 AM PDT by SteveinSATX (C'mon Cruz, Trump or Carson ...baby needs a new pair of shoes!)
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To: Responsibility2nd

I was thinking last night about this. If Russia plays this right, they could take over the entire world. Every region in the world has a significant percent who are EXTREMELY fed up; almost to the point of coming blows. Western society is fractured between the postmodernist, squishy headed human debris, and the non-idiots who understand the fundamental superiority of Western culture. The two are both coming around to the idea that we can’t coexist on the same ground. The Squishyheads know enough to know they can’t survive without us, but they also can’t stand what we say. So they’re marginalizing us, making us into tax slaves. They’ll put up with some of it for a while until we’re replaced by third-world hordes (who are doing the dirty work of physically killing us). It’s true in every Western country. This is where the Russian come in. If they look around to find the most productive, intelligent, and most well-adjusted people on the planet, their gaze will fall on the downtrodden Westerners. If they liberate these people, they’ll have strong allies throughout the world who will gratefully serve Russia’s interests.

One can start to see that Russia is well aware of this. However, I think the spirit of Anti-Christ is already at work in Russia as evident by their alignment with Iran (the most evil regime on the plant). I don’t think this is moving toward the liberation of Western culture, but to Armageddon.


15 posted on 10/08/2015 9:35:55 AM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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A Russian tank battalion is what? 1,000 men? How many tanks?
This is Voice Of America so I assume there is some intel behind the report.

PUTIN wants to be tsar. So, he's setting up the scenario. Pretty simple to me.
He has the CLASSIC Napoleon complex. He's only 5'6" tall in a world of tall people. Heck, I'm taller than he is.

Puny Putin
Petite Putin
VERY short Vladimir
Tiny PuTIN(y)
Tip-toes Putin
Put-put Putin

He goes shirtless whenever he can to show off his muscles. He's got those.
I hope he never stands next to Schwarzenegger. MOST body builders are short as the taller a man is the more difficult it is to stoke and enlarge those l-o-n-g muscles. [I looked that up eons ago.]

Arnie's movie, the Terminator, was one of his best.
But, Arnie did it BIG TIME. At 6'2" he was a PHENOMENON. And, then he became the GOVERNATOR.

The PUTINator
Lol. Doesn't sound the same, does it?

16 posted on 10/08/2015 9:38:02 AM PDT by cloudmountain
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Very real possibilities.

And then as you factor in Putin’s Chinese allies as they are now joining with Russian forces, you see our Western society is swirling even faster around the bowl.

And Obama is the head turd swirling the fastest.


17 posted on 10/08/2015 9:46:02 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (With Great Freedom comes Great Responsibility)
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To: Dallas59
From all the data reported over the last six decades, only one to one and a half percent of any given population is homosexual. That is such a small fraction of the population that one can only say:

So who cares?

That's pretty small compared to the other "deviant" behavior in a population...drunks, addicts, spouse beaters, child predators, animal abusers and such.

If same-sex attraction is legal, then those folks can marry and NOT reproduce. If they spread AIDS to each other, then they are effectively killing off their deviancy. THEIR choice.

Personally, I HOPE that our good Lord saves a VERY special, VERY hot place in H - E - double hockey sticks for those Satan helpers who abuse animals. BURN for eternity.

Am I being harsh?

18 posted on 10/08/2015 9:46:29 AM PDT by cloudmountain
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Why is it Putin wants to be a Czar for going into Syria but American presidents don’t when they invade middle eastern countries to fight terrorism? In Syria at least Russia was asked for help by the UN recognized govt. That does not sound like the actions of a power hungry czar wannabe.


19 posted on 10/08/2015 9:47:32 AM PDT by Trumpinator (You are all fired!!! TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP!)
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20 posted on 10/08/2015 9:49:03 AM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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