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Analyzing the U.S. and NATO Presence in Ukraine – After Leaked Document Surfaces from Department of Defense
gateway pundit ^ | 4/12/2023 | larry johnson

Posted on 04/12/2023 7:55:08 AM PDT by bitt

Another document was leaked on Tuesday from the Department of Defense. This latest release lists the number of NATO forces currently inside Ukraine including US special forces.

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This document, based on what you see, appears to be Unclassified. If there is a classification marking in the upper right hand corner, it is obscured. As you can see, it primarily provides a summary of the Composition & Disposition of the U.S. forces — air, maritime and soldiers — in the European theater. There are 92,000 U.S. military personnel in the European AOR (i.e., Aera of Operations), but they are not in Ukraine.

The image also shows the US/NATO Special Operations Forces in Ukraine (you can read Jim Hoft’s report on this here) and the total US presence in Ukraine, which is 100 persons. According to the image of the document published on Twitter, the Department of State has more people in Ukraine than the Department of Defense. There are 71 people listed as State Department (i.e., DoS) and 29 military personnel. Of those 29, 14 are SOF aka Special Operations Forces. the remaining 15 consist of the Defense Attache (DAO), personnel with the Office of Defense Cooperation (essentially traffic cops handling the flow of U.S. military aid to Ukraine) and the Marine Security Augmentation Unit (MSAU), which provides security for U.S. diplomatic facilities.

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1 posted on 04/12/2023 7:55:08 AM PDT by bitt
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2 posted on 04/12/2023 7:55:21 AM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=40%>)
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To: bitt

Are there people within DoD who oppose supporting Ukraine?


3 posted on 04/12/2023 7:58:11 AM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan
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To: bitt

We ALL suspected that NATO was in Ukraine, even the Ukraine Cheerleaders here who kept denying it (actually the Cheerleaders like KNEW the whole time).


4 posted on 04/12/2023 8:09:02 AM PDT by BobL
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To: Chad C. Mulligan

“Are there people within DoD who oppose supporting Ukraine?”

The ones who actually studied what the US would look like even if just a handful of Russian ICBMs made it here.


5 posted on 04/12/2023 8:10:20 AM PDT by BobL
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To: BobL

NATO is in Ukraine and you’re outraged? NATO was invited, Russia was not. Why don’t you tell your Russian friends to get out of Ukraine and go home?


6 posted on 04/12/2023 8:18:26 AM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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To: BobL
The ones who actually studied what the US would look like even if just a handful of Russian ICBMs made it here.

They presumably also know what Russia would look like if just a few US ICBMs landed there. Which means they know it isn't going to happen.

7 posted on 04/12/2023 8:20:29 AM PDT by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: bitt

Austin and the DOD heavies are in a CYA mode, denying the leakage came from them. They claim 5000 persons have a right to see the documents, in and out of the department.

I call to your attention though, that the leadership of all our intelligent agencies were involved in a conspiracy to overthrow a duly elected government of the USA - the Trump administration. Personally I have no respect nor confidence in any of them. Recall, too, that 21 of them signed a letter claiming Trump colluded with Russia - a boldface lie!!!! None of them should be trusted.


8 posted on 04/12/2023 8:20:46 AM PDT by elpadre (nd )
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To: bitt

And we know this “leak” isn’t a deliberate psyop, because...?


9 posted on 04/12/2023 8:45:15 AM PDT by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual.)
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To: MeganC

NATO is in Ukraine and you’re outraged? NATO was invited, Russia was not.
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The Donbass invited in Russia to stop the Ukie’s from shelling and bombing them for years, since 2015. They have been crying for their independence from the Ukies for years, the Ukie Nazis killed 15-20000 since 2015.

What did the US do? Started funding their pet Nazis, began arming and training them, yes Johnny, the US has and continues to fund Neo Nazis with taxpayers money.

The US will reap what it has sown, as we are witnessing.


10 posted on 04/12/2023 8:49:40 AM PDT by delta7
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To: elpadre

If there is no push-back on this, next it will be american pilots in ukr f16’s, or manning ukr abrams tanks. Maybe a little charade; “those aren’t american servicement, they’re volunteer contractors”. Take off usa uniform get “sheep dipped” into ukr uniform. Americans are going to die, and for what? This will end in tears.


11 posted on 04/12/2023 8:50:06 AM PDT by ozarker
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To: bitt
If anyone believes this story is new or that it is actually news, then they are quite naive!

These same people probably believe in the tooth fairy, easter bunny and that this war was NOT provoked and launched by us (the US/NATO).

They also believe that...

-There were WMD's in Iraq
-That our retreat from Afganastain was orderly and well planned
-That the vaccines are 100% safe and effective, and if you take the jab you will not get COVID
-That we need to close down our economy and country for two weeks to flatten the curve
-That Hunter's laptop was Russian disinformation
-That Russian hookers peed on Trump's bed in Moscow
-That Trump colluded with the Russians.

There are more, many more of these lies/claims if you need them.

You get the picture.

We have been lied to by our government and media for decades. This is just more of the same!

Right?

12 posted on 04/12/2023 8:57:01 AM PDT by icclearly
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To: bitt

More Larry Johnson nonsense, eh?


13 posted on 04/12/2023 8:58:12 AM PDT by Timber Rattler ("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
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To: BobL

When do we get the leak on the billions of dark money long since pi$$ed away?


14 posted on 04/12/2023 9:14:14 AM PDT by hardspunned (Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
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To: bitt

It would be more honest if they said: “sure we have troops there and there’s nothing any of you can do about it”.


15 posted on 04/12/2023 9:24:11 AM PDT by Tench_Coxe
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To: MeganC

“NATO is in Ukraine and you’re outraged?”

Who, me? I’m not outraged, it’s been OBVIOUS since long before the war even started.


16 posted on 04/12/2023 9:58:10 AM PDT by BobL
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To: pierrem15

“They presumably also know what Russia would look like if just a few US ICBMs landed there. Which means they know it isn’t going to happen.”

Yep, there would be fragment of a missiles on the streets of Moscow possibly along with plutonium spills.

...due to the missiles being shot down.

Sucks to start a World War without preparing first.


17 posted on 04/12/2023 10:00:36 AM PDT by BobL
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To: BobL

LOL The Russians still have to contend with Ukrainian aircraft, and Israeli fighters regularly overcome Russian supplied air defense in Syria, which strongly suggest Russia’s ability to shoot down US ICBMs is close to zero.


18 posted on 04/12/2023 10:02:55 AM PDT by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: bitt

What the CIA oligarchs fear like the angel of death is whistle blowers and defectors. The ONLY way the big lie works is if they can keep the lid on. In the Age of info, that is pretty much impossible. Time is NOT on their side.


19 posted on 04/12/2023 10:13:14 AM PDT by Yollopoliuhqui
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To: pierrem15

With the Neocons in charge, we’ll likely find out which side comes out on top then...


20 posted on 04/12/2023 10:28:07 AM PDT by BobL
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