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Pentagon can activate reservists for Russia deterrence, Biden says
The Washington Post via MSN ^ | July 13, 2023 | Missy Ryan

Posted on 07/13/2023 1:08:49 PM PDT by McGruff

President Biden on Thursday authorized the Pentagon to mobilize up to 3,000 military reservists for duty in Europe, suggesting that ongoing U.S. efforts to deter Russia have taxed portions of the active-duty force deployed across the continent since war erupted in Ukraine early last year.

It was not immediately clear when — or even if — the Defense Department intends to mobilize any additional personnel. A Pentagon spokesman, Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, told reporters that “these authorities will enable the department to better support and sustain” the enhanced American presence overseas.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Russia; Ukraine; War
KEYWORDS: military; pentagon; russia; ukraine; ww3; wwiii
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1 posted on 07/13/2023 1:08:49 PM PDT by McGruff
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To: McGruff

Run up your credit cards cause here comes ww3:-)


2 posted on 07/13/2023 1:11:15 PM PDT by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: McGruff

Where in the Hell is Quisling McCarthy? He should be demanding and ramming thru legislation requiring the Children and Grand Children of every last Demonrat Public Servant and Public Employee GO FIRST to defend their NAZI brothers.


3 posted on 07/13/2023 1:11:22 PM PDT by eyeamok
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Yeah nothing like a good old endless Russian land war. Where are all the anti war protests?


4 posted on 07/13/2023 1:15:39 PM PDT by toddausauras (Trump Lake 2024....Go down swinging!)
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To: toddausauras

Is Far-Eastern Russia considered Asia? Something about never getting involved in a land war in Asia....


5 posted on 07/13/2023 1:17:16 PM PDT by desertsolitaire ( )
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To: toddausauras

I wonder how many troops total did we have in Vietnam at the height of deployment and fighting there? over half a million?


6 posted on 07/13/2023 1:18:28 PM PDT by desertsolitaire ( )
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To: everyone
Why?


7 posted on 07/13/2023 1:18:42 PM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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To: desertsolitaire

We’ve always been at war with Eurasia.


8 posted on 07/13/2023 1:20:25 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack
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To: toddausauras

Yeah nothing like a good old endless Russian land war. Where are all the anti war protests?

Good question. I’m thinking maybe because there’s no draft there’s no protests. When they start drafting, if they ever start drafting again, they’ll be protests. People are comfortable having other people do the fighting for them. Or so it seems.


9 posted on 07/13/2023 1:20:29 PM PDT by Clutch Martin ("The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right." )
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To: eyeamok

Foreign borders so much more important to defend than U.S. ones. We are the only country on the face of the earth not permitted to use its own military to defend its own border against invasion. Spit. Spit again. F’n lawyers.


10 posted on 07/13/2023 1:20:50 PM PDT by 4Runner
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To: eyeamok

“Where in the Hell is Quisling McCarthy? He should be demanding and ramming thru legislation...”


McCarthy can really do nothing about this. Any legislation passed in the House dies in the Senate. Or, if it should get through, dies when FJB vetoes it. Having control of the House is better than not having control, of course but it doesn’t really have the power to stop Brandon from doing pretty much as he (or more precisely, his handlers) pleases.


11 posted on 07/13/2023 1:22:48 PM PDT by hanamizu
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By all means, LET’S GET READY FOR…. BIDEN’S WAR.


12 posted on 07/13/2023 1:23:59 PM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAX’)
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To: McGruff

Send over our tranny troopers.


13 posted on 07/13/2023 1:26:18 PM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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To: McGruff

Moving a step closer to open warfare. Maybe Biden should ask congress for a Declaration of War BEFORE putting troops in the line of fire?


14 posted on 07/13/2023 1:26:39 PM PDT by Reno89519 (DeSantis 2024. Successful Governor, Honorable Veteran, Respectful, Respected.)
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To: desertsolitaire

“ I wonder how many troops total did we have in Vietnam at the height of deployment and fighting there? over half a million?”
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Yes, it was over half a million. It was far more than Russia has committed to Ukraine.


15 posted on 07/13/2023 1:27:08 PM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAX’)
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To: toddausauras
Yeah nothing like a good old endless Russian land war. Where are all the anti war protests?

Have some old classmates and friends, old-time leftists, socialist types. They certainly were against Iraq and went out to protest, were fond of George McGovern or Ted Kennedy (or if too young, would have looked back fondly on them), called Cheney a "war criminal" etc...

I poll them regularly to see where deep-state opinion is. They ALL are on-board with arming Ukraine/confronting Russia and risking war in Eastern Europe. They still tell me Trump was probably a Russian spy, too soft on Putin, etc...

These people all work for Government too.

Its frightening how lock-step the statist, brainless libs are. Its like Germany in 1938.

16 posted on 07/13/2023 1:29:28 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: McGruff

So there’s 1.3 million active military and they need reserves for this? Is everyone else too busy protecting the border?


17 posted on 07/13/2023 1:31:01 PM PDT by aynrandfreak (Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
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To: McGruff

I long for the good old days when the Democrats were all in the tank for Russian .

My how times have changed

Guess Russia is not communist enough for them these days.


18 posted on 07/13/2023 1:32:05 PM PDT by rdcbn1
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Did nazi that coming.


19 posted on 07/13/2023 1:32:44 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: toddausauras

Where are all the anti war protests?


Methinks that the SJWs will cheer this war. But don’t look for them to actually volunteer.


20 posted on 07/13/2023 1:32:46 PM PDT by rbg81
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