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U.S. steps up Ukrainian combat training
politico.com ^ | 11/23/15 | Michael Crowley

Posted on 11/24/2015 2:02:55 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper

The United States began combat training for Ukrainian Army forces on Monday, expanding its effort to help Ukraine defeat Russian-backed separatists.

Until now, U.S. trainers had worked only with Ukraine’s Interior Ministry, and officials say the shift to regular army training signals President Barack Obama's growing commitment to Ukraine's defense against the aggression of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Russia
KEYWORDS: crimea; donetsk; europeanunion; nato; russia; ukraine

1 posted on 11/24/2015 2:02:55 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Does 0 want a war with Russia?


2 posted on 11/24/2015 2:04:09 PM PST by sparklite2 (Islam = all bathwater, no baby.)
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To: sparklite2

The timing is very suspect.


3 posted on 11/24/2015 2:05:52 PM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: sparklite2

Is this how zero pays back Putin for going after ISIS?


4 posted on 11/24/2015 2:06:23 PM PST by Aria (Abortion = murder, the taking of a human life.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

FRussian heads explode.


5 posted on 11/24/2015 2:07:00 PM PST by lormand (Inside every liberal is a dung slinging monkey)
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To: Aria

It makes sense if Obama is on the side of ISIS and wants to tie down Russian troops in Ukraine.


6 posted on 11/24/2015 2:08:02 PM PST by sparklite2 (Islam = all bathwater, no baby.)
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To: lormand

7 posted on 11/24/2015 2:10:56 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

With this administration, anybody we arm or help is likely the wrong lot.


8 posted on 11/24/2015 2:11:18 PM PST by lurk
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To: sparklite2

Yes, his monstrous ego demands it!


9 posted on 11/24/2015 2:17:08 PM PST by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
expanding its effort to help Ukraine defeat Russian-backed born separatists.
10 posted on 11/24/2015 2:18:34 PM PST by Toddsterpatriot ("Telling the government to lower trade barriers to zero...is government interference" central_va)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

More American money wasted expanding NWO globalism, and our latest European military welfare client and fiscal parasite.

The EUkrainians will probably be inferior in comparison even to their lackluster forebears.

“Up until the last battle, the division consisted not only of German soldiers, but also of Ukrainians from Galicia.These Ukrainians are soft inside and fickle, and lack much in comparison to fighting German soldiers.
The holding together and leadership of such men who are not used to war and lack hardness, and over and above that the carrying out of the most difficult orders in battle, such as those of the Brody pocket, requires the most of a responsible leader.
During the further continuation of the battle, numerous volunteers of the division fled due to their inner cowardice, and in some cases used weapons to threaten their leaders and NCO’s.” - Heinrich Himmer,

“Either the unit is reliable or it isn’t reliable. At the moment I can’t even create new formations in Germany because I have no weapons. Therefore it is idiocy to give weapons to a Ukrainian division which is not completely reliable. I would much rather take their weapons away and set up a new German division.” - Adolf Hitler

http://www.axishistory.com/axis-nations/119-germany-waffen-ss/germany-waffen-ss-divisions/1295-14-waffen-grenadier-division-der-ss-ukrainische-nr-1

I think they were of modest use to the Reich in mopping up civilians within the Warsaw Ghetto. Anyway, one should expect a mighty Iraqi Army, Mark II from these people, who save their real fighting energy for parliament.

Hopefully the EUkrainian dependents won’t cost American taxpayers $100,000,000.00 a copy, like the Syrian jihadis did. We aren’t quite destitute yet, but that could do it with enough repetitions.


11 posted on 11/24/2015 2:41:33 PM PST by Psalm 144 (NATO and ISIS sittin' in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G)
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To: lormand

Oh yeah, the Putinista’s won’t like this one bit. Expect all manner of nutty conspiracy theories straight from the pages of InfoWars, RT or ZeroHedge. Quite a few of our Putinista FRiends believe all manner of loopy stuff like NATO is a globalist (aka Jewish) conspiracy planned by the central banks to prop up fiat currency? Or that Nazi’s are running the Ukraine (even though Right Sector only got 1% of the vote in the last Ukrainian election)? I wonder if they believe chemtrails and water fluoridation are also part of the conspiracy.


12 posted on 11/24/2015 3:55:18 PM PST by Longbow1969
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To: Longbow1969
Or that Nazi's are running the Ukraine

I keep asking our Frussians to list the 5 biggest differences between Nazis and Commies, but they never do......

13 posted on 11/24/2015 7:24:28 PM PST by Toddsterpatriot ("Telling the government to lower trade barriers to zero...is government interference" central_va)
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