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U.S., Russian troops become fast comrades
Stars and Stripes European edition ^
| June 3, 2005
| Ben Murray
Posted on 06/02/2005 7:42:52 PM PDT by mdittmar
Edited on 06/02/2005 9:15:02 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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To: Nebr FAL owner
I realize Ivan might have trouble growing citrus in large parts of the country but they can grow onions for cryin out loud.I'll bet a dollar to a donut that most russian soldiers wished that their government equipped and supported them as much as we do our soldiers.
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06/02/2005 8:55:26 PM PDT
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processing please hold
(Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
To: knews_hound
OMG,your blog would be my blog,if I had any talent.
'67' Camaro SS,my dream car.
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posted on
06/02/2005 9:01:03 PM PDT
by
mdittmar
(May God watch over those who serve,and have served, to keep us free.)
To: GarySpFc
To: pbrown
Huh? With IE6, it should work. Did it indicate you need a plug-in?
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posted on
06/02/2005 9:09:35 PM PDT
by
CurlyBill
(Democratic Party -- Wimps without ideas whose only issue is to oppose Republicans)
To: mdittmar
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posted on
06/02/2005 9:10:13 PM PDT
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knews_hound
(Out of the NIC ,into the Router, out to the Cloud....Nothing but 'Net)
To: datura
"the enlisted men were essentially their servants"
You don't expect us to believe that the glorious Soviet People's Republic of Animal Farm treated their enlisted men poorly, do you??? Lying capitalist-imperialist swine! The USSR and all of its sister states displayed the highest evolution of perfect human equality and liberation, and any suggestion otherwise is mere counter-revolutionary propaganda....
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posted on
06/02/2005 9:10:57 PM PDT
by
Enchante
(Kerry's mere nuisances: Marine Barracks '83, WTC '93, Khobar Towers, Embassy Bombs '98, USS Cole!!!)
To: CurlyBill
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posted on
06/02/2005 9:13:40 PM PDT
by
processing please hold
(Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
To: pbrown
It didn't show anything about plug-in.
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posted on
06/02/2005 9:16:15 PM PDT
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processing please hold
(Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
To: jb6
Classic coups maybe but the February revolution of 1917 certainly had the backing of the Czar's military units.
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posted on
06/02/2005 9:36:14 PM PDT
by
Monterrosa-24
(Technology advances. Human nature is dependably stagnant.)
To: Calpernia
To: ZULU
You can say that again. First, all our secrets are sold to or stolen by the Chinese and now we invite the Russkies into our latest weapons and systems? Idiots!
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posted on
06/03/2005 12:07:26 AM PDT
by
thegreatbeast
(Quid lucrum istic mihi est?)
To: thegreatbeast; All
The really interesting thing though, is that the excersize is two-way deal, the US soldiers are training on Russian equipment too - and I've heard some of them on TV speaking highly about Russian equipment and tactics :-) . So, someone is missing the point here, I guess.
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06/03/2005 4:27:37 AM PDT
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DYR
To: thegreatbeast; All
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posted on
06/03/2005 4:28:30 AM PDT
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DYR
To: mdittmar
A few years ago there was a documentary showing the Blue Angels doing a show in Moscow. Same deal, the pilots flew with each other in Su27s and F18s.
Imagine if someone like Putin went off his rocker and started a conventional war with the US. Would these troops, having met US soldiers and establish a rapport, fight harder or less enthusiastically?
To: Dilbert56
Remember the short Christmas Truce in WWI. The troops on both sides had to be replaced because they wouldn't resume killing each other.
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