Posted on 04/07/2023 3:26:25 PM PDT by cuz1961
They aren’t going to this training exercise to be used to attack Russia and I don’t know what you mean that they won’t be available, available for what?
Mylife “delete the USA “
Why do you hate the USA and want it deleted,
I didn’t say melt them, put them on the shelf. IDK how old you are but I remember my uncles coming home from Korea, and it just never ends. It is a meaningless waste of money, to be ready for WW 3 for 66 years. We are still defending the EU? Germany?
You can’t put your military on the shelf, it doesn’t work that way.
War is eternal, a condition of being human, it can’t stop and we have to stay tough to keep from losing to the countries that want to take what they can from everyone they can.
“We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.”
These exercises were common and will be so again, as Russia acts like a petulant child.
A (NM I think) ANG F-100 went down giving me air support just south of the Parrot’s Beak in late ‘69 or early ‘70, so yes, they served in Vietnam.
Incorrect, and, I would add that Finland has participated with exercises with the USA many times before, just not as a NATO member.
Ah, so this is a record ANG “movement”, but FAR from the largest exercise the US has conducted in Europe with other assets, right?
Thanks for the insight & sensible post, BTW.
We have a bunch of posters on here who are nuttier than the Norks. Sheesh.
The OT is fascinating, but, Jesus said “I AM THE WAY”.
No, Yeltsin clearly saw that moderation in Russia was failing* and tried to warn Clinton, but Bubba had blue dresses on his mind.
*THAT is the restart of “again”. Pooty taking power just sealed the deal.
For whatever might come down the pike.
This is for the no fly zone placed over Ukraine that is coming in spring. We will not let Ukraine fall. Russia vs USA/UK by July. This is it! The war will be thrust upon us—Not by Putin, but by our own Generals and political leaders. We must be ready for it—IF we keep it—some Nato Us and Canada vs Russia and Belarus we stand a good chance of winning. BUT If China enters the fray and other Bricks nations—we may lose in the end. WE can win a short war but not a long one.
Bump!
Uncle Stupid throwing away more billions of taxpayers’ money to bolster the political forces pushing for WWIII
Meh, all Ukraine really needs is a more robust supply of medium weapons (HIMARS, etc., some tanks, maybe some aircraft & likely more air defense) instead of the pitiful slow stream from Biden and the EU so far.
If Russia throws in another 500k to 700k troops, Ukraine would need yet more weapons.
More deeply, none of these posters seem to have any clue how events would have likely transpired if the US had returned to 1930’s style popular isolationism after WW2...
Or, now, for that matter.
Your post 91 that I initially responded to said
“”Because they will be engaged in Ukraine, and if the states do not have their National Guardsmen, then the state becomes vulnerable to attacks from protestors.
In case you have failed to notice, we are under attack, and have been, by a communist takeover of our nation.””
I have to repeat The article is about the Air National Guard and fighter jets, not exactly the riot police for Minneapolis or even Detroit.
You are talking to people who have made up their minds, and use every story to advance their nutty ideas.
It’s useless.
They’ve thrown the baby (USA) out with the bath water (Biden administration), as if their own country ( if indeed it actually is the USA) is evil.
“Welcome to FR.”
LOL. Thank you. However, I’ve been a regular on FR since it was created in the 90’s.
I lost my password to my first account. I was removed by the moderators for being a “trolll” in 2016.
This is my 3rd and I can only reach it by phone because my ip is blocked.
I play fair, I promise.
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