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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Yes, we have quite a formidable force in those countries /s.

Fact is NATO has been disarming for 25 years, unlike Russia. Their trash about being afraid of "NATO Encroachment" is just nonsense. The truth is, Russia is being aggressive because NATO and the United States in particular are weakening.

2 posted on 09/06/2014 6:05:15 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans
Considering one NATO uint is probably worth at least 5 equivalent Russian units, I think the balance of forces is more in our favor (in terms of defense) than the chart suggests.

The real reason Putin is aggressive is because he know without US leadership, NATO will do nothing, and right now, there is a complete lack of leadership from Zero.

In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Obama were negotiating away Ukrainian territory with Putin behind everyone's back, although the US representatives might trip over diplomats from Germany's foreign office doing exactly the same thing.

5 posted on 09/06/2014 6:31:31 PM PDT by pierrem15 (Claudius: "Let all the poisons that lurk in the mud hatch out.")
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

You’re so right about NATO and Russia’s nonsense of pretending to be scared. It makes no sense because NATO doesn’t have the power to fight with Russia. Russia and its supporters both chide and mock the West for being weak and then claim they’re afraid of NATO. They do the same thing about our efforts to place anti-ballistic missiles in Europe to defend against Iran. Russian knows the number of missiles they have are so great that we could never stop them with the effort NATO and US would make. Yet they raise a fuss as if the effort were directed at them, knowing full well that it’s not.


39 posted on 09/07/2014 12:08:22 AM PDT by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
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