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India Prepares for war: 14,000 Bunkers are Built along Pakistan Border as the Nations Prepare ...
Daily Mail (U.K.) ^ | February 27, 2019 | Sara Malm

Posted on 02/27/2019 3:11:37 PM PST by Cecily

India is preparing for war with the construction of 14,000 bunkers to protect families on the Pakistan border as Islamabad invokes the spectre of nuclear conflict, telling India 'better sense' is needed.

Earlier today Pakistan and India said they had shot down each other's warplanes, in a dramatic escalation of the dangerous confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals.

Pakistan said it downed two Indian jets in its airspace and captured two pilots, later amended to one: whom they then seemingly paraded - blindfolded and bloodied - for the camera.

On Tuesday evening, Islamabad used heavy calibre artillery to shell 12 to 15 places along the Indian side creating panic among the populace on the border where bunkers are being hastily thrown up to ease their fears.

The downed pilot was named today as Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman and seen in a video of what appears to be an interview at a Pakistani Air base, in which he refuses to reveal any information about his capture - or captors.

The video was slammed by India, who called it 'vulgar', adding that it expected his 'immediate and safe return' in a statement release by the Ministry of External Affairs.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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If Juan McLame were here, I'm sure he would be agitating for Trump to send US troops in to fight somebody.

I hope this de-escalates soon.

1 posted on 02/27/2019 3:11:37 PM PST by Cecily
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Building 14,000 bunkers in a few days?


2 posted on 02/27/2019 3:13:33 PM PST by 2banana (Were you)
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To: Cecily

If you stop getting calls on your cell phone from “Card Member Services”

Then India has just nuked Pakistan off the map.

Because a majority of those effing scammer calls come from Pakistan call centers.

So it Pakistan gets wiped... I will worry about it spreading, but there is always a glimmer of silver in any storm...


3 posted on 02/27/2019 3:15:54 PM PST by GraceG ("If I post an AWESOME MEME, STEAL IT! JUST RE-POST IT IN TWO PLACES PLEASE")
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To: Cecily

Somewhere somehow this HAS to be Trump’s fault.


4 posted on 02/27/2019 3:16:24 PM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: GraceG

LOL. Apparently they will deny this if you confront them on it though.


5 posted on 02/27/2019 3:17:18 PM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: 2banana

India’s economy would suggest they have the upper hand. If it becomes all out war I’m sure they’re making plans for a final solution.


6 posted on 02/27/2019 3:17:25 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: Cecily

Iran/Iraq with nukes?


7 posted on 02/27/2019 3:18:27 PM PST by 1L
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Nothing burger. Mere posturing as has happened so many times before. Neither country has the guts to launch the first missile, it would end up very bloody and they know it.


8 posted on 02/27/2019 3:18:31 PM PST by Fungi
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"whom they then seemingly paraded - blindfolded and bloodied - for the camera."

Isn't that a Geneva convention violation?

9 posted on 02/27/2019 3:18:37 PM PST by DannyTN
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If Juan McLame were here, I'm sure he would be agitating for Trump to send US troops in to fight somebody.

Obama accomplished two things we ought to be thankful for. He prevented President Hillary Clinton, and he prevented President McCain.

Bad as Obama was, McCain would have been a disaster. I have no doubt that he would have gotten us into a major war.

10 posted on 02/27/2019 3:20:45 PM PST by TwelveOfTwenty (Prayers for our country and President Trump)
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I was a listener in a conversation back in the late 1980s. That's because I had no knowledge on the level of the people in the discussion. They were talking about US foreign policy, this in light of George I's Iraq adventure and the down sizing of the all-volunteer military. The discussion was that the US could probably handle two wars breaking out, but not three. The hypothesis was if we got involved in two wars, some adversary would use that opportunity to do their thing.

We're overextended, still playing around in Ukraine, not getting out of Syria, now add to that our Deep State is doing their war dance thing in Venezuela. My point: What an opportunity for Pakistan, among others.

11 posted on 02/27/2019 3:21:55 PM PST by grania ("We're all just pawns in their game")
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Someone from India not named Patel?


12 posted on 02/27/2019 3:22:08 PM PST by Midwesterner53
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To: Sam Gamgee

[ LOL. Apparently they will deny this if you confront them on it though. ]

Next time I talk to them, I am going to tell them I hope Ghandi comes back to life and decides that the video game civilization is tutor guide for nuclear warfare....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOg-V4OBZc0

Ghandi loves to nuke everyone in that game!!!


13 posted on 02/27/2019 3:23:40 PM PST by GraceG ("If I post an AWESOME MEME, STEAL IT! JUST RE-POST IT IN TWO PLACES PLEASE")
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There were 4 SU-30MKIs flying in that Indian formation - they should have ben able to take out the Paks but were nowhere to be seen.


14 posted on 02/27/2019 3:25:00 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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> Somewhere somehow this HAS to be Trump’s fault. <

Nope. In this case it's due to Global Warming Climate Change.

15 posted on 02/27/2019 3:25:21 PM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: Cecily

Maybe the US can go into business exporting walls.


16 posted on 02/27/2019 3:25:33 PM PST by fruser1
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To: Midwesterner53

There’s also swaminathan superbrahmin..


17 posted on 02/27/2019 3:25:35 PM PST by RitchieAprile
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To: Sam Gamgee

Somewhere they are stockpiling virgins ...


18 posted on 02/27/2019 3:25:57 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: 2banana
They sell plywood ones at the hardware store...
19 posted on 02/27/2019 3:26:08 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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The Indian government requisitioned all the empty the computer card board boxes...


20 posted on 02/27/2019 3:26:18 PM PST by shotgun
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