Posted on 02/28/2022 10:09:48 AM PST by elpadre
I read all this and thought why publicize what
you are going to do.
Shut the F up and surprise Vlad.
Your chance of success is best by surprise.
Even a small well trained force can cripple
a large slow moving force.
Russia’s has neither the economy nor the demographics to keep this up. He is gonna get the same fate all dictators eventually get.
You better face it. Your favorite despot Pooty is done.
darned
I wish they would secure our southern border instead
“:..Everything we do to oppose Russia sends a very strong message of deterrence to China at the same time. ...”
good point! thanks!
Remember the “Flying Tigers?”
” The Flying Tigers, officially known as the First American Volunteer Group, were American pilots who fought in the Chinese Air Force during World War II between 1941 and 1942. They are best known for popularizing the shark’s-mouth design frequently painted American military aircraft. In addition, their now-famous unit insignia of a winged Bengal tiger was designed by the Walt Disney Company.
The commanding officer of the Flying Tigers, Claire L. Chennault, was a retired captain from the Army Air Corps who was working in China as an advisor to the Chinese Air Force when the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out in 1937. The Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek quickly hired Chennault to lead the training of Chinese fighter pilots.
Chennault was able to resist Japanese attacks for two years with planes donated from the Soviet Union, but at last in 1939 Japanese forces overwhelmed Chinese defenses and destroyed most of the Chinese Air Force. In 1940 Chennault traveled to Washington, D.C. to buy aircraft and recruit pilots to fight for the Chinese. Realizing the potential dangers of China being defeated by the Japanese, President Roosevelt agreed to allow American pilots to resign from the military in order to go serve in the Chinese Air Force—at this point the United States had not officially entered the war against the Japanese and wanted to maintain an appearance of neutrality.
Lured by the promise of better pay, ninety-nine pilots and one hundred eighty four support troops sailed to Burma, where they arrived in the middle of the monsoon season and were forced assemble their own aircraft before beginning training. Imitating a British Royal Air Force design, the volunteers painted shark’s mouths on their aircraft to make them more threatening. This was not known to their supporters in Washington, who gave them the nickname the Flying Tigers in the spring of 1941....”
I would rather see the Ukrainians resist successfully than Putin’s naked aggressive being rewarded. So to the extent trained western veterans can help to achieve that, I do think “awesome” applies.
For those who are about to die we salute you.
It seems that Zelensky is indirectoly contracting them. They get a visa if they sign a contract with Topguard.
Calling all mercenaries!
What is the French Foreign Legion up to these days?
From your source:
“Although a person’s service in the armed forces of a foreign country may not constitute a violation of U.S. law, such action could serve as a predicate act for the relinquishment of U.S. citizenship under 349(a)(3) of the INA [8 U.S.C. 1481(a)(3)] under two circumstances. Section 349(a)(3) provides for loss of U.S. nationality if a U.S national voluntarily and with the intention of relinquishing U.S. nationality enters or serves in the armed forces of a foreign state engaged in hostilities against the United States ...........”
Serving in the Ukraine military is not serving a foreign state engaged in hostilities against the United States.
Logistics say neighboring countries are the ones that should be providing arms first. Use the damn NATO money.
Old soldiers never die.
They just go to The Ukraine to finish up the Russian vodka.
The Legion are NOT mercenaries - they fight for France.
I learned something new today.
You need to join the world of reality. The Ukrainian military is not beating up on Russia.
Perhaps, as in the book “The Mouse that Roared,” which is hilarous, things will turn out right.
I must say that the “comedian” President is doing a great service to all of us, by being strong.
I hope he succeeds.
“..The Ukrainian military is not beating up on Russia...”
No, they are not beating up the Russians, but they are not turning tail and running. By all accounts the Ukes are making the Russians pay a price for every gain. It is inspiring to see in today’s woke world.
The Russians are going about their business pretty much umempeded from what I’m hearing and seeing. They appear to be mostly mixing it up with the neo Nazi mercs who protect the cabal operations. I don’t think they have engaged the Ukrainian army in any major way up to this point. I heroic and Kiev are largely unscathed and no visible Russian forces in either city. I just checked the live cams a few minutes ago. There’s nothing going on. As invasions go so far this is a nothing burger.
Meanwhile, the Russian artillery targeting civilian population centers which juse stiffens the resolve of the Ukraine military.
Russian raiding markets in smaller towns for food. Russian logistics still stuck in the 1950s.
Good luck to the Russian boys when they get inside the cities. Good luck getting stranded when they can’t refuel.
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