To: Domestic Church
My take on the Russian exercises is one of caution.
I dont trust the Russians, and probably never will, based on my own experiences during the Cold War. Old animous dies hard.
I am wary of them exercising strategic forces at this time of the year, and I am especially wary of them having Putin in the Command Center during the exercises. You can conduct strategic exercises in a number of ways without the actual deployment of forces that seem to be happening.
I see a total deployment of strategic assets on their part, coupled with C3 ( command, control, communication) and the highest levels of government involvement ( President Putin). Complete recipe for a first strike. Add to this the current tension ( Powell meeting) and the fact we will be deploying missile defenses soon, and I see a lot under the rug that could be a problem.
I advise caution on this.
To: judicial meanz
Hi JM,
I did a search for the Russian exercises but couldn't find anything.
Could you post a link to some info on what the Russians are up to? Any info would be most appreciated.
Thanks!
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02/04/2004 12:59:59 PM PST by
appalachian_dweller
(Dear Daleel & EOM, May the fleas of 1000 camels infest your armpits.)
To: judicial meanz
Russia would want to hit us before we were able to deploy our missle defense system right?
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