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Top Russian general calls U.S. expansion top national security threat
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| February 9, 2007
Posted on 02/09/2007 10:51:50 AM PST by Tailgunner Joe
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To: quantfive
Russia is part of the beast spoken of in Revelations ...or maybe not. You forgot that part. :-)
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posted on
02/09/2007 1:42:37 PM PST
by
Ramius
([sip])
To: unkus
Indeed. The more correct way of putting it would probably be I'd sooner distrust the Russkies less...'
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posted on
02/09/2007 1:46:24 PM PST
by
aliquis
To: Tailgunner Joe
Ah, the Russian bear, nothing has changed - feels almost too good to be true.
To: Tailgunner Joe
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posted on
02/09/2007 3:10:34 PM PST
by
moose2004
(You Can Run But You Can't Hide!)
To: Tailgunner Joe
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posted on
02/09/2007 4:22:18 PM PST
by
rfp1234
(Custom-built for Bill Clinton: the new Toyota Priapus.)
To: AdmSmith
There is no strict boundary there between special services and foreign ministry which has always been their preserve anyway. Just like the personnel of, say, their Washington embassy are [or a majority of them is] kgb placemen on a "civilian" foreign ministry payroll, so it is for the home-based aspects. Organizationally similar situation can be observed here, but on a different scale, with active duty generals or admirals being placed to head major nominally civilian parts of the security establishment - say, the NSA.
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posted on
02/09/2007 5:03:01 PM PST
by
GSlob
To: Tailgunner Joe
Top Russian General? Whats that mean these days? He gets two bucks off at Six Flags on Mondays if he wears full dress uniform?
Or maybe he dusts off the uniform and rents a grinder and a monkey. /sarc
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posted on
02/09/2007 6:15:37 PM PST
by
libs_kma
(Monica blew while Al-Queda grew.....Oh well, Clinton happens!)
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To: Tailgunner Joe
The United States has total power and Russia has nothing to worry about. What is it with these Russians? Must be a cultural paranoia.
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posted on
02/09/2007 10:01:55 PM PST
by
Fitzcarraldo
(If the Moon wasn't there, people would have traveled to Mars by now.)
To: Tailgunner Joe
They can't afford a toilet to c**p in.
How are they going to do anything but bluster?
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posted on
02/09/2007 10:02:16 PM PST
by
Prost1
(Fair and Unbiased as always!)
To: nw_arizona_granny
Guess this means we made Russia's list as well. :)
Reciprocity...
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posted on
02/10/2007 5:15:16 AM PST
by
Donna Lee Nardo
(DEATH TO ISLAMIC TERRORISTS AND ANIMAL AND CHILD ABUSERS.)
To: quantfive
All we really have to do about Russia and China is be patient
...and build a new generation of ICBMs, fully implement our missile defense systems, produce another thousand F-22s, field another 100 or so mechanized divisions, and get back up to a thousand-ship Navy with a preponderance on attack boats, amphibious assault support, and heavy sealift capability.
That, and patience.
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posted on
02/10/2007 8:15:50 AM PST
by
snowrip
(Liberal? YOU HAVE NO RATIONAL ARGUMENT. Actually, you lack even a legitimate excuse.)
To: Donna Lee Nardo
Not sure what it means, except the fighting is becoming more open now.
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posted on
02/10/2007 10:33:50 PM PST
by
nw_arizona_granny
(Pray for peace, but prepare for the worst disaster. Protect your loved ones.)
To: aliquis
"True. Some of the policies were rather shortsighted. I do not believe for a minute that the Russians or the Chinese will make good allies or come to the Western view of the world (in the East, they calculate - and the Chinese are more patient than the Russians, and therefore, more dangerous). The thing to remember is that they will only pursue their own interests. The argument for ignoring them is that sooner or later, those interests will be opposite to ours and any sort of alliance that may be in place will disintegrate. On the other hand, the same tactics may result in obstructionist politics from that corner of the world, and that would not be a welcome development."
Good points.
To: snowrip
"and build a new generation of ICBMs, fully implement our missile defense systems, produce another thousand F-22s, field another 100 or so mechanized divisions, and get back up to a thousand-ship Navy with a preponderance on attack boats, amphibious assault support, and heavy sealift capability.
That, and patience."
National defense is always a necessity so goes without saying. By being patient, I am referring to our foreign policy of funding democracies that begin encroaching on Russia and China's national borders. In the past, this was par for the course and both sides did this aggressively. My point is that we no longer have to fund such efforts, the Internet is doing that job for us.
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