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Von der Leyen says Europe is drawing up ‘precise’ plans to send troops to Ukraine, FT reports
Straits Times ^ | 8/31/2025 | Reuters

Posted on 08/31/2025 1:42:21 PM PDT by marcusmaximus

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To: DesertRhino

I meant in real life, why do the Putin backers think Putin would break a ceasefire and attack peacekeeper forces?


41 posted on 08/31/2025 5:31:34 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: marcusmaximus

Exactly what troops are they going to be sending they don’t really have any and they certainly don’t have enough to guarantee borders or anything else. I’ve heard some of the guys I respect on YouTube discussing this ex military people and they said you’re going to need at least 2 to 300,000 troops For a job like that and NATO doesn’t have those kind of resources and neither does the United States


42 posted on 08/31/2025 5:34:15 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: marcusmaximus

Well, that means that our bases in Europe and Eastern Europe are fair game then for the Russians to strike.


43 posted on 08/31/2025 5:35:41 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: McCarthysGhost

The lesson learned from World War II when the Air Force reviewed daylight and nighttime bombing they found that it made absolutely no difference whatsoever in winning the war very little. The only thing that won the war was a ground invasion. Yes, air flower did soften up the territory, but it did not and could not on its own winter war and that has been true ever since right now..

If you wanna go toe to toe with the Russians in Ukraine and you better find 500,000 troops that you can lose to throw in the fight. And that is a minimum you might need 1 million.


44 posted on 08/31/2025 5:38:14 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: Arcadian Empire

I do. More white genocide. Both of Europeans and Russians.


45 posted on 08/31/2025 5:40:17 PM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: Worldtraveler once upon a time

On the battle field in UKRAINE Russia’s positions will most definitely be bombarded.


46 posted on 08/31/2025 6:19:05 PM PDT by McCarthysGhost
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To: Captain Peter Blood

WWII airpower very, very different animal from the airpower of today. Ukrainian troops are on the ground and while they have been slowly losing, have largely held their own. American airpower will only act to push the war in Ukraine’s favor.


47 posted on 08/31/2025 6:27:35 PM PDT by McCarthysGhost
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To: McCarthysGhost
--- "On the battle field in UKRAINE Russia’s positions will most definitely be bombarded."

But they are now. It's a war, and both sides positions are being bombarded.

48 posted on 08/31/2025 6:44:59 PM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: McCarthysGhost
No, Russia will cause other problems but they will lose the war in Ukraine in a matter of months.

The AFU is advancing to the rear. And you're smoking the good stuff.

49 posted on 08/31/2025 7:20:35 PM PDT by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: McCarthysGhost

Ukraine troops have not held their own, over 1.7 million killed, AirPower alone cannot win a war even today.

This war is just about over, and if American AirPower was introduced, which would mean we are all in, what do you think the Russians will do, they will just start targeting our bases in Europe and will be Justified in doing so.

It would take a new ground force of at least 500,000 troops to go against the Russians and neither NATO or the U.S. has those kind of resources any longer and haven’t had for decades.


50 posted on 08/31/2025 8:18:24 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: McCarthysGhost

“On the battle field in UKRAINE Russia’s positions will most definitely be bombarded.”

The other Ukies have loudly and constantly denied they want American troops to fight Russia. At least you’re honest about it. Thanks for telling the truth.


51 posted on 08/31/2025 9:26:33 PM PDT by rxh4n1
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To: marcusmaximus

Idiots.


52 posted on 08/31/2025 9:44:45 PM PDT by reardensteel
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To: JonPreston

spot on comment
EU wants war
There’s money to be made in war
IMO, making money for her overlords is her primary concern, spilled blood IDK


53 posted on 08/31/2025 10:51:52 PM PDT by fastrock
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To: Chickensoup

More people need to address the key questions:

Who dies as a result of the policies being advocated for?

What do the people who die have in common?

Who benefits from those people dying?

Who wants those people to die?


54 posted on 09/01/2025 9:01:28 AM PDT by Arcadian Empire (The Baric-Daszak-Fauci spike protein, by itself, is deadly.)
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To: DesertRhino

No one surrenders permanently if they have the means to do otherwise.


55 posted on 09/01/2025 9:06:30 AM PDT by Arcadian Empire (The Baric-Daszak-Fauci spike protein, by itself, is deadly.)
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To: Redmen4ever

America is only America First to the extent that America puts Americans First.


56 posted on 09/01/2025 9:07:52 AM PDT by Arcadian Empire (The Baric-Daszak-Fauci spike protein, by itself, is deadly.)
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To: ansel12

Zelensky would break a ceasefire because he wants World War Three.


57 posted on 09/01/2025 9:09:48 AM PDT by Arcadian Empire (The Baric-Daszak-Fauci spike protein, by itself, is deadly.)
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To: Arcadian Empire

You misread the question, you haven’t read the posts that led to the question, and you made a really silly post.


58 posted on 09/01/2025 9:21:40 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: Arcadian Empire

Whites euros need to reject this war


59 posted on 09/01/2025 1:42:40 PM PDT by Chickensoup
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